My mum loves the Scarpetta novels and passed this onto me for Bookcrossing. I will read it eventually, but have a lot of tbr to to be going on with so offering this for a Bookring as it's on loads of wish lists. If there's enough interest I'll start it off on 13th June ( Mum's birthday!)

Synopsis from Amazon:
Since Postmortem garnered critical acclaim and a record-breaking five awards for a first crime novel, the Scarpetta novels have often been imitated, but never bettered. Against her own judgement and the advice of Benton Wesley and her niece, Lucy, Scarpetta agrees to return to Virginia as a consultant pathologist on a case involving the death of a fourteen-year-old girl. Accompanied by Pete Marino she finds the once familiar territory of her morgue and her department much changed, and the new Chief Medical Examiner treats her with disdain despite the obvious fact that he is in desperate need of her expertise. But professional as ever, she re-examines the evidence and proves the girl was murdered. She also finds trace evidence which matches that found on an accident victim and at the scene where one of Lucy's operatives was attacked. It is not only a forensic puzzle, but opens up the probability that someone is after those closest to Scarpetta.

Bookring instructions ( Copied from catsalive):
1. SIGN UP for this bookring by sending me a Private Message. Order of participants will be juggled between geography and date of request. Late additions may be added to the end of the list.
2. When the person before you on the list finishes reading the book, they will send you a Private Message for your postal address. If you are experiencing an RBC (Reading Backlog Crisis) or no longer wish to read it, let them (and me!) know and I will move you down/off the list.
3. WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE BOOK please make a journal entry so everyone knows it has safely arrived.
4. WHEN YOU FINISH THE BOOK, make another journal entry telling us what you thought - did you like it? Did you think it was well-written?
5. CONTINUE THE BOOKRING by sending a Private Message to the person after you on the bookring list and request their postal address. Please check back here for the latest distribution list. If the person doesn't respond within 7-10 days (use your judgement), please PM the next person, and then me, so I can update the bookring list.

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Order so far

Nicole4 USA
efs300 USA
Boomda181 Canada
MissTerry Malaysia
ZlatkoGR Greece
Piggeldy Germany
Cardamaz UK

Back to me

I've tried to arrange the order to fit people's shipping prefs..If I get any more interest I may move them again, so please check back here before mailing on.

As usual, two rings arrived the same day and I'm currently already reading a book. I will get this finished as soon as I can!

Sorry that took so long! I've been really busy! I used to read all the Patricia Cornwell books a long time ago, but stopped once I started to bore of her style. It was fun to revisit this author after such a long break. I enjoyed the book, but found it got a little slow in parts...you know, when you think you've solved it, but it takes the characters another 100 pages! Overall, lots of fun to read! Thanks for sharing!

Mailed to efs300 8/15/05

Book arrived today safe and sound, am in the middle of reading a book now and this one will be next.

Finished this book early this morning. I agree with Nicole4 as I have read 3-4 of here other books and it took me a while to get into this book probably not till about 1/3 of the way through. And it did not seem the have the punch that some of her other books have had. Overall it was a good book, not great but an enjoyable read. Will be sending this book up to Canada for Boomda181 to read hopefully today at lunch.

Put this book in the mail this afternoon to boomda181

Just arrived this week, I am looking forward to reading the next chapter of the Scarpetta saga.

I was a little wary of the latest book by Patricia Cornwell. I have been slowly losing interest in the Scarpetta series, but found that I enjoyed Trace very much. The characters seemed to be a little more like the characters that I used to enjoy and it did not seem to be as inconsistent or irrational as I have found the last few novels.

Now this book is off to MissTerry in Malayasia. Thanks!

Arrived yesterday.. its in a queue behind a couple of other book ring books, but I hope to start it asap.

I have finally completed this book. Many apologies for the delay..

It was a bit slow at first, but did eventually pick up the pace. Agree with previous comments that Cornwell's latest books are not as good as her earlier ones, but this is still an enjoyable read..

ZlatkoGR has asked to be skipped. I have received Piggeldy's address so I will post this week. Shouldn't take too long as I now also live in Germany :o)

20/04 - Successfully navigated German Post Office yesterday. Book now on its way to Piggeldy.

Oh-oh... There are two other rings ahead :-( I really can't say when I'll be able to get to read this one, but I try not to keep rings longer than 3 months. Fortunately, it's only one reader waiting for the book...

btw, everything worked fine with the Buechersendung ;-)

It's home..thanks everyone..hope you enjoyed it!

I started to listen to Audios of the Scarpetta books rather than reading them,so I'm sending this as an RABCK to relay friend CaseyW ( Don't let the dogs get it! lol)

Received this in the mail today. Thank you, sunlightbub.

Left on top of gas pump.