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Blow Fly, by Patricia Cornwell

Some of you may not be aware of this, but I am a crime freak. I love reading about serial killers, investigators, forensics, etc. I'm not on the brink of a mass murder; I just get fascinated. Since this fascination has been festering, I've found two authors that can satisfy my need for brain candy. One is Elizabeth George, and the other is Patricia Cornwell.

Patricia Cornwell writes a whole series about a female forensic pathologist and Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia, Kay Scarpetta, an italian cook (there's even a Scarpetta cookbook). I love these books. My sister Joey and I can't get enough.

The two latest are Blow Fly and Trace, the latter of which I have yet to read (still only in hardcover).

Blow Fly takes place after Scarpetta's love has been dead about 6 years, but only to her. Her two closest friends, Lucy (her niece) and Marino (her secret admirer and fat cop in crime) know that Benton (the love) is actually alive, but pretending to be dead for her sake. The man who "killed" Benton is now in jail, on death row, while his handsome brother is out and about in Louisiana, killing people like crazy. The plot thickens!

Definitely not the best I've read, but it was the brain candy I was searching for. Thanks, Pat. You're a real pal.

posted by christen roberts @ 3:34 PM