What readers think of Blow Fly, plus links to write your own review.

I was disappointed in this book. I generally love Patricia Cornwell's work, but not this time. I don't know what has happened. I wonder if someone else wrote this for her. The main characters are friends of ours from previous books, and it was fun to read about them until just past the midpoint of the book. Then it seemed to take on a different look, a hurried look, reminiscent of hurrying to finish a paper in college. Do read this book if you have spare time, just so you won't be lost when the next one comes out. However, I suggest borrowing instead of buying this one to read.

i have read and enjoyed every book patricia cornwell has ever written... and completely enjoyed them... this however, is the worst book she has written... what a waste of time... i spend 3 weeks reading this only to have a big giant ????? at the end. it seems like she was in a hurry to finish the book and wrapped it up in the last two chapters... i was sooooo dissappointed!!!!

I wondered if Cornwell watched a certain episode of Dallas before she wrote this. Is she wrapping up a contract with her publisher or what.

I have read every book Patrice Cornwell has written and enjoyed them all. But I don't believe that she had written Blow Fly. The story was a build up to nothing. What did she do? Were there too many pages so she just cut out what happened to two main characters? The action in the swamp was even cut short in my opinion. Then to have a character say he " killed" another character without the author writing anything about it! I felt cheated after reading this story. If this is a sample of books to come, I’m not sure if I will read anything else from Patricia Cornwell. I know one thing, I will wait for the paperback copy from now on.

I really enjoyed the book. It answered some questions that I had from previous books that I was able to put together from this book. The other characters got more life in this book, it was not all centered around Kay and her problems in Virginia, she let us travel this time. Patricia also brought back a character that I enjoyed from previous books, Benton. Hopefully he will put some UMPH! back in Kay's life and make her want to live again. It's a good read and I would most definately reccomened it to other Patricia Cornwell readers.

Giver her a break! I finished the book about an hour ago and am in a state of semi-post shock. I agree this isn't her best book, as the characters are all so defensive & angry and there is no humanity in it, but it is still a good read. The path is paved for a humane book next time that should be more satisfying. The only character I believe is becoming more & more unbelievable is Lucy - where has her personality gone?!?!?! In any case, give it a read.

I have never read a work of fiction where the principal characters were so over blown with their own super egos. I have read all the Cornwall novels and have always enjoyed the stories while at the same time finding Dr. Scarpetta an over bearing and egocentric persona. In this novel the entire cast of Scarpetta, Lucy, Benton and Marino all seem to be trying to out do each other in looking down their noses with their own superiority complexes. In Blow Fly it seems to take most of the pages before finally kicking into action. Much of what could have been interesting sequences between the good and the bad are just simply referred to as a happening rather than giving us any details. All in all, a very disappointing read.

I think a computer must have written this book. How many times can these characters return? How long can this book's ending be milked? How many loose ends can a once-enthralling author leave us with? I listened to the book on tape and through the reader's interpretation, it was impossible to relate to any of the characters. When you listen to this book, you realize how ridiculously stupid and simplic the dialog is and how spiteful and egotistical all of the characters are. This book is a big fat disappointment and I'm glad the expense of this book belongs to my library and not to me.