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Very disappointing--Cornwell can and has written much better books. There is way too much "chatter" about personalities, Marino, Lucy, Benton, Scarpetto herself, etc. This is all filler and unrelated to the story. Also, why can't she think up a NEW story instead of having to hark back and reuse a very ancient character--it just doesn't sell, it's not enticing as a story. Most annoying is the ending: The "inclusive" bang with which it concludes is annoying. Who got shot? The story doesn't end, doesn't conclude. The reader is left hanging--I read a novel for interest, for relaxation, and want to have an ending. This "teaser" to get me to buy the next book just doesn't work for me. That Iris Johansen is doing this with her Eve books means that I will not buy another one until I am certain that each book "concludes". Now, I'll look in a bookstore copy--if I feel sufficiently motivated, which I may not--to look at the next Cornwell Scarpetta book to see if I can tell just where it picks up and if it will actually conclude when I plowed through it to the end. In case you can't tell, this once-fan of this series was totally turned off by this latest book.