After her last novel about Kay, etc. (The Last Precinct) I came to expect that this would be a follow-up to tie up loose ends. What a disappointment! Patricia Cornwell seems to be coasting on her success with the previous books in the Scarpetta series, and I found this book very different. Switching from 1st to 3rd person was the very least of the transgressions. I mean, come on! Kay was exonerated of Diane Bray's murder, yet she's hiding out in Florida like a hunted animal? Benton Wesley is actually alive. Lucy has a boyfriend! The chemistry between Kay and Pete Marino was in that he DIDN'T admit his feelings for her. And are we destined to be tortured with redundant references to Chandonne forever like with Carrie Grethen? My suggestion to readers is that, rather than wasting money to buy this book, borrow or check it out from the library.