Another fantastic Kay Scarpetta novel, I have been slowly working through this series over the past year or so and I always joke that it's like getting into bed with an old lover - I know what I'm going to get! I consistently find myself going back to Cornwell's writing and characters when I need a read I know I'll love!

This Scarpetta Book was very good. I have read them all up to this one. Now I am starting the next one in the series. I will say I too have been disappointed with some of the previous books, but starting with Port Mortuary, they have been so much better.

I love the Scarpetta series. I have read them in order up to Red Mist and I like the fact that when references are made from previous books it is done so that if you have read them it isn't too repetitious but if you haven't, and just picked up a later novel, you're not lost and the story flows.

Some think Cornwell is getting repetitious with her characters and becoming predictable, but I enjoy the familiarity. If a story about a Chief Medical Examiner and the company she keeps and the mysteries and pickles they get into is your thing, I highly recommend any of this series.

Excellent Scarpetta book. Make sure you read the one before this first as this one is the sequel.

I couldn't finish this book either. A huge disappointment.

A great disappointment from Cornwell. I tried reading it twice and couldn't finish either time. Will hesitate to read her next book

I liked this book because it give me just a little bit more actual forensic science that I did not know. Well writen as always, I had a hard time putng it down.

Sortof continues where the last installment left off. A bit moody...

I had about given up on Patricia Cornwell before Port Mortuary. Her characters were all so dour humourless and depressed. But Port Mortuary restored some of my interest and Red Mist brings me firmly back into the category of a fan. The pacing is great, the plot too and I actually started to care about all these people again.

Patricia Cornwell over the years falls into a "guilty pleasure" read. I must admit that I rarely read her entire novel (It needs a good edit); however, I read the start as it usually summarizes all the past Scarpetta novels and the last several chapters as it seems to summarize the current novel. If you are a loyal reader, it would be a good read. If you are a new reader of Cornwell, her newer (extremely long) novels can be read out of sequence. If you are a "serious" reader, this is not a good choice.