Book Review: Point of Origin by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta 9)

A body is found in a farmhouse destroyed by fire. Dr Kay Scarpetta the Chief Medical Examiner is called onto the case and discovers that the body has been the victim of a violent crime. At the same time, Carrie Grethen who nearly took out Scarpetta in a previous book has escaped from the psychiatric hospital that was holding her. She is on the run and no one knows her whereabouts.

However, one person is in contact with Grethen and that is Scarpetta who is contacted by the killer by email and it is clear that Scarpetta is the intended next victim.

Benton gets killed in this novel and Scarpetta has to deal with that trauma too. Her lover gone.

Will Grethen hit her target? Will Scarpetta be able to cope with the double traumas of being hunted and losing her lover.

Unfortunately this is one of the Scarpetta novels when I feel that Patricia Cornwell lost her way.

6/10 for this one.