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The Last Precinct | 
| Author: Patricia Cornwell
Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 26192
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 565
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 4.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 0751525359
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780751525359
ASIN: 0751525359
Publication Date: June 4, 2001
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Amazon.co.uk Review
What is peculiarly impressive about Patricia Cornwell's new addition to her popular series about the pathologist Kay Scarpetta, The Last Precinct, is that it is a book in which everything is up for grabs and all is at stake. Murders we thought settled for good in previous books, with guilt allocated and people arrested or killed, suddenly come bubbling to the surface again. Kay finds herself accused of the killing of difficult Deputy Police Chief Diane Bray, and of framing the deformed psychopath who killed Diane and burst into Kay's home with murderous intent. Even the hideous death of Kay's lover Benton, several books ago, turns out to have been more complicated than we thought. Kay finds herself in jeopardy several times over with her headstrong lesbian niece, her only entirely reliable ally. This is a book in which Cornwell takes her heroine into new areas--we get the same amount of complicated forensic lore, but there is a new personal urgency to it, a sense that detection is not a game. Kay's relationships with colleagues have always been prickly, but here they become more problematic than ever before; Cornwell's admirers will be pleased by this, her most tense and nervy book for years. --Roz Kaveney This review refers to the hardcover edition of this title.
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 complete anti-climax September 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If like me you are gradually working your way through the Scarpetta novels then I'm afraid you will still need to read this one to continue understanding everyone's private life! Quite a long book by normal standards, I won't spoil it for you but suffice to say that up to 30 pages to go anything can still happen, then suddenly, Bosh! all done and tied up in the last couple of chapters. What an anti-climax.
It continues where the evening finished in the previous book and continues that unfolding story. However, I wonder if the author was short of ideas to keep the story padded out, so decided to change previous crimes that we thought had been put to rest.
Having said all this I will probably continue to read more of this series as this is the first one I have not enjoyed.
I do have to say though, I am really starting to find "Superwoman" character, her niece Lucy, very irratating. Am I the only one?!
 New readers introduction to Scarpetta, Marino and Lucy July 22, 2008
I enjoyed this book as much as all the others, but I felt the story line pulled too much on the other Scarpetta novels rather than having a good plot of its own. But, this may have been intentional, as the thorough character descriptions of Scarpetta, Marino and Lucy, and referrals to previous cases is a clever way of introducing new readers to the scarpetta series. I felt there was no need to have read any of the other books to get a feel for the characters, and therefore new readers could pick up the series here.
Disappointed August 2, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have read all of this series and I am sorry to say but this is the worst book I have ever read. Not only did nothing happen AT ALL, but the story did not even seem finished when the pages "ran out". The plot was awful and the characters seemed to loose the idea throughout the book. Without giving the book away (not that there is much)I would advise any Patricia Cornwell fans to stay away from this book, it will not ruin the series and will not give you the idea that the once great author is loosing her touch.
 The Last Precinct February 23, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Considering the length of the book, very little actually happens. Scarpetta again finds herself in the middle of another campaign to destroy her. Not a bad book but where is this series going, what's happening to the characters? Thankfully Lucy is not around much but when she is we discover that Superwoman has added another string to her bow. She is an internet millionaire. Whoopee. Despite Scarpetta constantly telling us how beautifull, smart, funny and wonderful Lucy is, Cornwell constantly fails to give any evidence that this is actually the case. Scarpetta herself is not as sympathetic this time round either. It's difficult to care that her life is falling apart when she appears to have no awareness of her shortcomings and her lack of tolerance for anyone who fails to meet her Everest sized standards is galling when most of the plot is driven by her own bad judgement. It is a shame as Scarpetta at her best is a fantastic character. Cornwell makes you understand why this woman does the job she does. Hopefully the next book will be better.
 Great Book June 3, 2004
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is such a great book. I cannot fault it. Im 16 and can't wait the next book from her.
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