Book Review: Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta 15)

The Book of the Dead referred to in the title is the morgue log book where all new cases are entered by hand. This novel sees Kay Scarpetta moving to Charleston in South Carolina where she opens a forensic pathology practice with her ex-cop friend Pete Marino and her irritating niece Lucy. They offer their services to solve crimes by using scientific methods as well as Pete's investigation skills and Lucy's computer skills.

However, the local politicians do not want Kay Scarpetta and her team to succeed and they try to sabotage their business.

Then the crimes start to come in that Scarpetta has to investigate. A young man jumps off of a water tower, a woman is found ritually murdered in her fancy home, a body of an abused boy is found on a marsh and Scarpetta is on the cases.

I didn't enjoy this book too much and Patricia Cornwell can do a lot better. I like it when she tracks down killers etc but I do not really want to be at the scene of the crime as we are in this book sometimes.

5/10 for me.