I have read all of Patricia Cornwell's books but this was the worst. It was a hard read, boring, easy to put down and hard to pick back up. There was just no substance to the storyline and too much going on that didn't amount to anything. I have been a mystery reader for the last 47 years of my life and it is not often that I have been this disappointed by an author who originally kept me glued to the pages. Very disappointed.