Scarpetta (novel)

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Scarpetta
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First edition
Author Patricia Cornwell
Language English
Series Kay Scarpetta Mysteries
Genre Crime novel
Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication dateDecember 2, 2008
Publication place United States
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages512 (first edition, hardback)
ISBN 0-399-15516-3 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC 213308424
Preceded by Book of the Dead  
Followed by The Scarpetta Factor  

Scarpetta is a novel by Patricia Cornwell. It was published in 2008 by G. P. Putnam's Sons. It is the sixteenth book of Cornwell's popular Kay Scarpetta series.

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Reception

Kirkus Reviews wrote that "the title perfectly suits a challenging mystery that’s only a pendant to the endless soap opera revolving around a heroine." [1] Publishers Weekly called the book "plodding", with "a plot full of holes and frustrating red herrings" that fell short of the series' usual quality. [2] Laura Wilson, writing in The Guardian, called the novel "formulaic and stale", with "leaden, repetitive" prose that is, at its worst, "risible"; she added that the series' protagonists had descended into caricature. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "SCARPETTA". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Scarpetta". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Laura (December 13, 2008). "Scarpetta". The Guardian. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
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