(21) Cornwell trying to regain her edge
Title: Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell Publisher: Putnam (2010) 358 pages Genre: Mystery Synopsis: The story begins at the real Port Mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, where Scarpetta is assisting in developing techniques for virtual autopsies, then shifts back to her recently adopted home at Boston's Cambridge Forensic Center (CFC). A young man's mysterious death becomes even stranger after full-body scans reveal destruction so extensive it's as if a bomb went off inside his body. Scarpetta and husband Benton Wesley-along with her niece, Lucy Farinelli, and ex-cop turned CFC investigator Pete Marino-discover links not only to a government project with the ability to cause mass casualties but also to another grisly case currently under investigation. Review: I've been a long time Scarpetta fan but the last few books have been seriously lacking. I was hesitant to buy this one but figured I'd give her another whirl. Good things about this book? A retur...