Point of Origin (Patricia Cornwell)

From "Point of Origin" to "Last Precinct" is a wonderful ride. However, I view "Last Precinct" as the last Sharpetta novel worth reading. After that she stops writing in first person, the plot takes an unbelieveable twist, and everything just seems "turning out books to get paid." NOT to take away from Point of Origin, Black Notice and Last Precinct, a three book trilogy not to be missed! Highly recommended.

This was a heart touching book. See you have the Hornets Nest that made you laugh and this one that brought tear's. What a great author you are Ms. Cornwell! We get to see the character's like we've never seen them before. I hope one day that your book's are made into movies that we can sit and watch instead of just seeing them in our mind's. You did so well with all the character's, a lot of people think Kay Scarpetta is this person that has no feelings, but she is human too and can be hurt. Cornwell I believe goes to great lenghts to write her books and I feel she researches everything before she puts it down on paper. This was a wonderful book.

Boring. Predictable. Unfinished. In the end, too many unresolved issues that at one time in the book were critical and all-consuming. This was a book I simply struggled to pick back up. It took about six actual reading hours spent over about a 3 week period. I only finished it out of my own stubborn persistence. It was like dieting or working out, I just forced it. What about the darn loose horse? What about the fire starter and the silicon? (This actually was shaping up to be interesting, but then was completely forgotten.) The relationship between the niece, McGovern and Scarpetta is totally silly, not important to the story and completely unbelievable, yet received about 100+ pages of dialogue. Annoying. This book broke too many fundamentals of good story writing to have even been published. Unreadable. Disappointing.

I am an avid fan of Patricia Cornwell and have never read a Kay Scarpetta mystery I didn't like and this includes my most recent purchase Point of Origin. A fast-paced, page turner I completely enjoyed.

I liked this installment in the Kay Scarpetta series. The forensics are detailed and graphic, and by now I feel I know her characters well, both their good aspects and their faults. The only issue I have with the series is that they skip major changes in the character's lives. For example, in the last book, Benton was still at the FBI, and when this one opens, he is retired. We don't get to know what led up to that decision and how he feels about it. Lucy was last with the FBI and in the process of having her career ruined. In this book, all of a sudden that is over and she is with the ATF. Regardless of those deficits, I still enjoy the series. Carrie Grethen is back and the book starts with a poem she writes to Kay. I won't give away spoilers, but this one has an ending that shocks, and is a heartbreaker. If you plan to read more of the Kay Scarpetta series, don't skip this one. It is needed in my opinion to fully understand at least the next two books. (that is as far as I'v... Read more

i love this book!!

Honestly, I can't distinguish one book from the other by the author in my memory but they all kick ass (only avoid "Southern Cross," it's slow). More complex writing than Sue Grafton.

I love Cornwell's series star, Kay Scarpetta, as well as Pete and Lucy and the rest of the ensemble. Exception: I've never cared for Benton Wesley, although I wouldn't have wanted him to die. My empathy for Kay is my sole concern.