Reviews for From Potter's Field (Kay Scarpetta Series #6)

The average rating for From Potter's Field (Kay Scarpetta Series #6) based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-01-07 00:00:00 Virginia Bergeron Book Review 3 of 5 stars to From Potter's Field, the sixth in the Kay Scarpetta thriller series, published in 1994 by Patricia Cornwell. After five books, you begin expecting more and more from a series, wanting it to up its game, thrown more mystery and character depth... and you get that in this book; however, you also get a bit of a different perspective this time. A few things about this one: 1. It picks up from a previous book with the same killer who still hadn't been caught. It'd be helpful to read the previous one so you are fully up to speed. 2. Potter's Field is a real place. It's where all the bodies of unknown identity have been buried in NYC. 3. Involves a murder in Central Park. Hits a little too close to home, given what happened in CP years ago. 4. The ending is just... bang... killing spree over and let's fly back home. 5. The killer is directly after Scarpetta... finding victims beforehand to get Scarpetta to find him. 6. You learn a lot about the underground. And a killer's lair. 7. Scarpetta never learns. She won't partner with someone the way she should. 8. This was probably the take off point in the series where the author became quite famous. She had recognition before this book, but the series was widely known when this one was released. That said... it's a solid read but a bit more focused than previous books. When you have some history from earlier reads, you feel more connected. But in the end, it was more or less just a good thriller book for me. Still enjoy the series... and this was the most relate-able to me given the location. About Me For those new to me or my reviews... here's the scoop: I read A LOT. I write A LOT. And now I blog A LOT. First the book review goes on Goodreads, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at , where you'll also find TV & Film reviews, the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge and lots of blogging about places I've visited all over the world. And you can find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who/what/when/where and my pictures. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by. Note: All written content is my original creation and copyrighted to me, but the graphics and images were linked from other sites and belong to them. Many thanks to their original creators. [polldaddy poll=9729544] [polldaddy poll=9719251]

Review # 2 was written on 2009-12-13 00:00:00 Frans van Eil Boy! This booked pissed me off! Normally I would give this book a better review, but no. This book has all the angst and mystery that you expect from a Patricia Cornwell novel. The plot is a continuation of a storyline started in a previous novel, the pursuit of Temple Gault. Gault is just as dark and manipulative as in the other books and you race to the climax of the book to see if he will get away to torment Kay Scarpetta in the next novel, or will this chapter finally reach its conclusion? After 350 pages of taut writing and involving narrative, the whole book resolves in two paragraphs ! And they aren't even long paragraphs. After the investment in time that I spent with the characters I had hoped for something more, a lot more. Maybe there will be more resolution in the next book, but this one just left me feeling cheated.