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Southern Cross
In this incisive account, leading scholar of Islamophobia Deepa Kumar traces the history of anti-Muslim racism from the early modern era to the “War on Terror.” Importantly, Kumar contends that Islamophobia is best understood as racism rather than as religious intolerance. An innovative analysis of anti-Muslim racism and empire, Islamophobia argues that empire creates the conditions for anti-Muslim racism, which in turn sustains empire.
This book, now updated to include the end of the Trump’s presidency, offers a clear and succinct explanation of how Islamophobia functions in the United States both as a set of coercive policies and as a body of ideas that take various forms: liberal, conservative, and rightwing. The matrix of anti-Muslim racism charts how various institutions—the media, think tanks, the foreign policy establishment, the university, the national security apparatus, and the legal sphere—produce and circulate this particular form of bigotry. Anti-Muslim racism not only has horrific consequences for people in Muslim-majority countries who become the targets of an endless War on Terror, but for Muslims and those who “look Muslim” in the West as well.
A critically acclaimed analysis of anti-Muslim racism from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries, in a fully revised and expanded second edition.
This book, now updated to include the end of the Trump’s presidency, offers a clear and succinct explanation of how Islamophobia functions in the United States both as a set of coercive policies and as a body of ideas that take various forms: liberal, conservative, and rightwing. The matrix of anti-Muslim racism charts how various institutions—the media, think tanks, the foreign policy establishment, the university, the national security apparatus, and the legal sphere—produce and circulate this particular form of bigotry. Anti-Muslim racism not only has horrific consequences for people in Muslim-majority countries who become the targets of an endless War on Terror, but for Muslims and those who “look Muslim” in the West as well.
A critically acclaimed analysis of anti-Muslim racism from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries, in a fully revised and expanded second edition.
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Patricia Cornwell
170 books20.3k followersPatricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, in 1990 while working as a computer analyst at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. Postmortem, was the first bona fide forensic thriller. It paved the way for an explosion of entertainment featuring in all things forensic across film, television and literature.
Postmortem would go on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventure prize – the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. To date, Cornwell’s books have sold some 100 million copies in thirty-six languages in over 120 countries. She’s authored twenty-nine New York Times bestsellers.
Patricia’s novels center primarily on medical examiner Kay Scarpetta along with her tech-savvy niece Lucy and fellow investigator Pete Marino. Celebrating 25 years, these characters have grown into an international phenomenon, winning Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development.
Fox 2000 bought the rights to Kay Scarpetta. Working with producer Liz Friedman, Marvel’s Jessica Jones and fellow Marvel EP and Twilight Saga scribe Melissa Rosenberg to develop the film and find Scarpetta a home on the big screen.
After earning her degree in English from Davidson College in 1979, she began working at the Charlotte Observer.
Cornwell received widespread attention and praise for her series of articles on prostitution and crime in downtown Charlotte. From the Charlotte Observer, Cornwell moved to a job with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia – a post she would later bestow upon the fictional Kay Scarpetta.
When not writing from her Boston home, Patricia tirelessly researches cutting-edge forensic technologies to include in her work. Her interests span outside the literary: Patricia co-founded of the Conservation Scientist Chair at the Harvard University Art Museums. She appears as a forensic consultant on CNN and serves as a member of Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital’s National Council, where she advocates for psychiatric research. She’s helped fund the ICU at Cornell’s Animal Hospital, the scientific study of a Confederate submarine, the archaeological excavation of Jamestown, and a variety of law enforcement charities. Patricia is also committed to
funding scholarships and literacy programs. Her advice to aspiring authors: “Start writing. And don’t take no for an answer.”
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Postmortem would go on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventure prize – the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. To date, Cornwell’s books have sold some 100 million copies in thirty-six languages in over 120 countries. She’s authored twenty-nine New York Times bestsellers.
Patricia’s novels center primarily on medical examiner Kay Scarpetta along with her tech-savvy niece Lucy and fellow investigator Pete Marino. Celebrating 25 years, these characters have grown into an international phenomenon, winning Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development.
Fox 2000 bought the rights to Kay Scarpetta. Working with producer Liz Friedman, Marvel’s Jessica Jones and fellow Marvel EP and Twilight Saga scribe Melissa Rosenberg to develop the film and find Scarpetta a home on the big screen.
After earning her degree in English from Davidson College in 1979, she began working at the Charlotte Observer.
Cornwell received widespread attention and praise for her series of articles on prostitution and crime in downtown Charlotte. From the Charlotte Observer, Cornwell moved to a job with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia – a post she would later bestow upon the fictional Kay Scarpetta.
When not writing from her Boston home, Patricia tirelessly researches cutting-edge forensic technologies to include in her work. Her interests span outside the literary: Patricia co-founded of the Conservation Scientist Chair at the Harvard University Art Museums. She appears as a forensic consultant on CNN and serves as a member of Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital’s National Council, where she advocates for psychiatric research. She’s helped fund the ICU at Cornell’s Animal Hospital, the scientific study of a Confederate submarine, the archaeological excavation of Jamestown, and a variety of law enforcement charities. Patricia is also committed to
funding scholarships and literacy programs. Her advice to aspiring authors: “Start writing. And don’t take no for an answer.”
Social and Digital Outlets
http://www.patriciacornwell.com
https://www.facebook.com/patricia.cor...
https://twitter.com/1pcornwell
https://instagram.com/1pcornwell/
Other areas of expertise & interests
Forensics | Forensic Technologies | Ballistics | Weapons | Explosives | Pathology & Autopsies | Crime | Historical and Unsolved Criminal Cases | Jack The Ripper | Helicopter Piloting | Suba Diving | Archaeological Excavation Experience |
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June 10, 2012
The second Cornwell book I ever read was Isle of Dogs. I hated it so much that I donated it to the book burning event my friends host annually. Each person is supposed to bring the worst book they've ever read. Isle of Dogs earned that privelege.
Southern Cross was only slightly better than Isle of Dogs, and that's being generous. I'm not much into rednecks, and this book is full of them. Mostly, I hate this type of book, in which a series of completely unrelated folies collide at the end in a very transparent way. In this case, most of the follies come from irritating characters who are too stupid to be in a book. Also, I really dislike when animals are given thoughts. I don't need to read an entire chapter about how the main character's cat feels about her owner.
I would have given this 0 stars, but I was afraid people might think I forgot to rate it.
Southern Cross was only slightly better than Isle of Dogs, and that's being generous. I'm not much into rednecks, and this book is full of them. Mostly, I hate this type of book, in which a series of completely unrelated folies collide at the end in a very transparent way. In this case, most of the follies come from irritating characters who are too stupid to be in a book. Also, I really dislike when animals are given thoughts. I don't need to read an entire chapter about how the main character's cat feels about her owner.
I would have given this 0 stars, but I was afraid people might think I forgot to rate it.
August 11, 2018
I'll start with the best: narrator Karen White was a pleasure to listen to.
This a prime example just throwing some ideas towards a wordprocessor.
-language was not suitable for young adults
-all the characters were sterotypical
-the plot was disjointed as to be irrelivant
-and really, an anthropomorphic substantial character?
This is not literature for anyone that considers themselves educated.
This a prime example just throwing some ideas towards a wordprocessor.
-language was not suitable for young adults
-all the characters were sterotypical
-the plot was disjointed as to be irrelivant
-and really, an anthropomorphic substantial character?
This is not literature for anyone that considers themselves educated.
August 24, 2020
Just to clarify - I did not read this book. I chucked it in a river. 0/5 stars for a book with a confederate flag on the cover, 3/5 stars on my throwing form.
July 11, 2010
Set in Richmond Virginia, "Southern Cross" is Patricia Cornwell's sequel to "Hornet's Nest" and features the three main characters of that novel, Police Chief Judy Hammer, Deputy Chief Virginia West and Officer Andy Brazil. The story also includes a raft of criminals and border line crims with endearing names such as Bubba, Fluck, Muskrat, Divinity, Smoke, Beeper, Sick, Dog, Pigeon, Weed and Weed's late brother Twister. Plenty of animals featue in this book too with almost more-human names than some of the actual humans. Try Half Shell, Tree Buster, Niles and Popeye.
One of the charms of this book is the easy-to-read and fascinating historical backdrop of the city of Richmond and the state of Virginia. Going back to 1607 we hear about British explorers, local Indians, African slaves, Thomas Jefferson, tobacco and the American Civil War to name just a few.
However, this is a crime book and a sad tale of young no-hoper gang members, middle aged "simple" characters who enjoy nothing more than huntin', fishin' and guns, and middle class citizens of Richmond whose characters are all delightfully painted by Cornwell. Cleverly, the paths of all these characters including our 3 police officers, become crossed in the final few chapters as the story reaches its climax.
This book has a delightful comedy style in one way and yet contains its fair share of murder and violence. The plot is well thought out and presented and should provide plenty of entertainment to new and established Cornwell readers, although those expecting to find a Kay Scarpetta type thriller may well be disappointed.
One of the charms of this book is the easy-to-read and fascinating historical backdrop of the city of Richmond and the state of Virginia. Going back to 1607 we hear about British explorers, local Indians, African slaves, Thomas Jefferson, tobacco and the American Civil War to name just a few.
However, this is a crime book and a sad tale of young no-hoper gang members, middle aged "simple" characters who enjoy nothing more than huntin', fishin' and guns, and middle class citizens of Richmond whose characters are all delightfully painted by Cornwell. Cleverly, the paths of all these characters including our 3 police officers, become crossed in the final few chapters as the story reaches its climax.
This book has a delightful comedy style in one way and yet contains its fair share of murder and violence. The plot is well thought out and presented and should provide plenty of entertainment to new and established Cornwell readers, although those expecting to find a Kay Scarpetta type thriller may well be disappointed.
July 2, 2014
If I could give this disaster of a book zero stars, I'd be tempted. The "plot" is a mishmash of nonsense that depends upon absurd coincidence and supposedly intelligent characters making genuinely idiotic leaps of let's-call-it-logic that none of the people around them bother to question or even wonder about. Because they're so implausibly dim, none of the protagonists are even remotely sympathetic or interesting. Add to this the author's ham-handed, blunt instrument use of language -- by turns cliched, dull, and absurd -- and you have a book with nothing I can think of to recommend it. I haven't read any of Cornwell's other books and after this travesty, I don't plan to.
November 19, 2019
This book was at hand in the best moment!
December 20, 2014
Rarely do I not finish a book but this one got put aside.
September 19, 2022
3,5 sterren- Nederlandse hardcover
July 15, 2008
Southern Cross depicts the experiences of big-city police in Richmond, Virginia. Police chief Judy Hammer has been brought in to clean up the force, bringing with her deputy Virginia West and good-looking rookie Andy Brazil.
There is a bad guy, some suspense, and way too many characters. I found myself irritated with a lot of things early on in this story:
1. Tons of characters, most of them minor who don't seem to have too much to do with the plot. The most annoying thing about them are their names/nicknames. Weed, Smudge, Smoke, Muskrat, Twister, etc. Worst of all, Butner Fluck IV. Seriously?
2. Written in the 1990s, it contains numerous pop culture references that are now just distracting. Take the opening line of the third chapter. "Puff Daddy & the Family were rapping on the CD player and air was blowing through a stuck back window of Smoke's Escort."
3. As if there weren't enough characters, the dog Popeye and the cat Niles become characters, too. The author tells us what they are thinking about their human owners.
4. Virginia is a place I'd love to visit, but not after reading this stereotypical description of a city full of rednecks, juvenile delinquents, and stuck-up oldtimers.
I will say the story got better towards the end. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for a "funny" crime book? I am disappointed. I've heard good things about this author. Can anyone recommend a book by her that IS good?
There is a bad guy, some suspense, and way too many characters. I found myself irritated with a lot of things early on in this story:
1. Tons of characters, most of them minor who don't seem to have too much to do with the plot. The most annoying thing about them are their names/nicknames. Weed, Smudge, Smoke, Muskrat, Twister, etc. Worst of all, Butner Fluck IV. Seriously?
2. Written in the 1990s, it contains numerous pop culture references that are now just distracting. Take the opening line of the third chapter. "Puff Daddy & the Family were rapping on the CD player and air was blowing through a stuck back window of Smoke's Escort."
3. As if there weren't enough characters, the dog Popeye and the cat Niles become characters, too. The author tells us what they are thinking about their human owners.
4. Virginia is a place I'd love to visit, but not after reading this stereotypical description of a city full of rednecks, juvenile delinquents, and stuck-up oldtimers.
I will say the story got better towards the end. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for a "funny" crime book? I am disappointed. I've heard good things about this author. Can anyone recommend a book by her that IS good?
March 12, 2011
I read the 3 Andy Brazil books against advice from more than one person. I wanted to see for myself if they really were that bad. I liked the Scarpetta books (although I thought that the endings of some of those books were too rushed, too contrived). The Andy Brazil books are nothing like those! Hornet's Nest is probably the best of the three, although the characters are shallow and unconvincing and the plot is weak and implausible. There is some humour and some sexual tension which is frustrating for lack of relief. 5/10. Southern Cross degenerates from this. Ms Cornwell seems to be having fun at our expense, but the result isn't really funny or vaguely satisfying. 3/10. Isle of Dogs, well, how much lower can you go? What were you thinking, Ms Cornwell? Or what drugs were you on? This book was ridiculous! I persisted to the end of these books because I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt. Not sure why I bothered. Even if one reads these as tongue-in-cheek romps through the workings of a Police Dept, the final book is hugely disappointing. 1/10. Scarpetta fans who pay full price for these books will feel angry and very much cheated. Luckily I bought mine 2nd hand. Readers whose first taste of Cornwell is one of these books will never buy another. Whatever you do, don't pay full price for these books!
March 20, 2021
I'm cursed with the foible that I need to finish every book I begin, no matter how painful. This was one of those books that emphasized that foible. I felt absolutely nothing about this plot while reading this: no humor, no anticipation, no sympathy. Instead I felt dread at plodding through it and questioned whether any character was going to grow into anything more than a stereotype. The answer was a resounding No. The plot was senseless and the time spent by the characters trying to figure out Fishteria made me question whether they deserved to be paid let alone be part of a police force. The passages with anthropomorphic pets made me groan. I do not plan to begin any more novels by this author for fear of having to slog through another.
December 8, 2022
Defies categorizing - maybe satire?
I have no clue what Patricia Cornwell was thinking here. The title means nothing. The characters are wholly unlikeable (well, maybe Bubba was okay, kind of). And their names are ridiculous. Chief Hammer. Andy Brazil. Virginia West. Then there is Weed, Bubba, Smudge, Smoke, Divinity, Mr Pretty. I could go on, but I'll spare you that.
There are a couple of passages in which pets do the narration. No, really. The story is all over the place and leaves plot holes a mac truck could drive through.
I grabbed this from the library thinking, "I like Patricia Cornwell. Never read this one. Score!" That's not what I'm thinking now.
Don't bother.
I have no clue what Patricia Cornwell was thinking here. The title means nothing. The characters are wholly unlikeable (well, maybe Bubba was okay, kind of). And their names are ridiculous. Chief Hammer. Andy Brazil. Virginia West. Then there is Weed, Bubba, Smudge, Smoke, Divinity, Mr Pretty. I could go on, but I'll spare you that.
There are a couple of passages in which pets do the narration. No, really. The story is all over the place and leaves plot holes a mac truck could drive through.
I grabbed this from the library thinking, "I like Patricia Cornwell. Never read this one. Score!" That's not what I'm thinking now.
Don't bother.
October 20, 2024
I love the first 11 books in Cornwell's Scarpetta series, gave them all four or five stars, so I was semi-primed to enjoy this book (semi because while I have a lot of nostalgia-love for 90s Scarpetta, I was also aware of the low average rating for this book), but after 70 pages I've determined that the average rating (3.31 when I wrote this) gives an accurate representation of the quality of the book. I don't understand why there was so much focus on police officers writing a manual for some new computer software that no one seemed to be able to understand. It was very boring to read about and its inclusion in the plot seemed pointless (or possibly a case of the author padding the word count due to lack of actual plot) and this was my main reason for giving up on the book. My mum bought this a couple of decades ago when it was first published, before I really even knew the Cornwell name. She never got around to reading it, but I had always planned to, the time just never seemed right. Then I was doing a major unhaul so I could fit in some new books I'd 'acquired' and, knowing the pretty low average rating I decided that this was a good candidate for the donate box. Then, a few days later, while I was continuing to unhaul I had second thoughts and I got it back out of the donate box so I could give it a go, just to check that I truly didn't like it (it's really hard for me to get rid of a book I've never read). I've read the first four chapters (70 pages, as I said) and it's definitely a no from me. So, it's good riddance to a bad book and I'm glad I never made the effort to buy the first book in the series (I always try to read a series in order), what an annoying waste of money that would have been.
February 14, 2024
OK, dare I say I enjoyed this! Straight up yes its still pretty terrible, but it's a solid story. The character of Weed is so very endearing, and we had Niles narration again, this time accompanied by Popeye, a bulge eyed dog.
I laughed a lot, I liked how the story came together at the end, and I liked the disparate strands of characters we met throughout. It's much better than Book 1 in the series (not too difficult), not a great work of literature but a fun time, especially if you listen to the audiobook.
I laughed a lot, I liked how the story came together at the end, and I liked the disparate strands of characters we met throughout. It's much better than Book 1 in the series (not too difficult), not a great work of literature but a fun time, especially if you listen to the audiobook.
September 4, 2020
Σαφώς κατώτερο της σειράς Scarpetta,η δεύτερη ανάγνωση με απογοήτευσε περισσότερο από τη πρώτη,δε βοήθησε και η αφήγηση,2 αστεράκια γιατί αγαπάμε Patricia.
November 6, 2024
Vraiment pas un de ces meilleurs, il se laisse lire mais bon c'est pas qu'il manque un peu d intrigue mais si...
January 21, 2024
Can’t believe I finished it. Total muddle of stories. If I’d read this first, I’d never have picked up another Patricia Cornwell book.
May 3, 2018
Though I found the couple of Kay Scarpetta books I've read passable, I can't help wondering why Patricia Cornwell has been wasting her time turning out grisly detailed descriptions of autopsies, when she can write with such humor, compassion, and understanding of human frailty. I look forward to getting my hands on "Hornet's Nest" and any future books in the vein of these two.
February 7, 2020
Is this by the same Patricia Cornwell?
Not-bad kid gets beaten up by bad kids. Cops get bad kids. The End.
Not-bad kid gets beaten up by bad kids. Cops get bad kids. The End.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 8, 2008
Although Cornwell has a few very good series, this one is not satisfying. It features two infuriating characters and a cast of stereotypes. The story relies heavily on a character that is a teenager. Additionally, it is clear that Cornwell does not want to kill off any of the characters because they are all necessary/likable in their own ways. Therefore, although the primary threat is built-up as scary, he doesn't even deliver. The reader also knows who he is from early on in the book and so that isn't even a mystery.
April 16, 2018
This could honestly be the worst book of hers I have ever read. Random people who seemed to have no need to be in the story were introduced all over the place, some near the ending of the book for absolutely no reason.
The one character who I basically read the whole book to find out his fate was Weed. If she had focused more on his story this would have been an excellent read.
Sorry Ms. Cornwell but you missed the mark on this one!
The one character who I basically read the whole book to find out his fate was Weed. If she had focused more on his story this would have been an excellent read.
Sorry Ms. Cornwell but you missed the mark on this one!
July 8, 2018
why do most of my recent reads feel read already? #dejavu
lelia's grammatical shenanigans deserve an additional star
p149: "appears a spiders basketball uniform was painted on the statue of jefferson davis," hammer explained.
brazil was stunned. he started laughing and could not stop.
"and i'm afraid his race was altered," she went on.
"you mean, he got michael jordanized?" brazil choked.
p158: "he probably alibied his way from there to here and you take it at fact value."
lelia's grammatical shenanigans deserve an additional star
p149: "appears a spiders basketball uniform was painted on the statue of jefferson davis," hammer explained.
brazil was stunned. he started laughing and could not stop.
"and i'm afraid his race was altered," she went on.
"you mean, he got michael jordanized?" brazil choked.
p158: "he probably alibied his way from there to here and you take it at fact value."
January 31, 2014
A whole bunch of characters with little plot. If this is your introduction to Patricia Cornwell, it's a really bad place to start.
August 12, 2017
Loved this book. I laughed so much. The story was great.
October 31, 2017
Good thriller from Cornwell.
February 19, 2024
I did not realize this was number 2 in a series and even after finding it out.. I would never have had a clue. It is an Andry Brazil series and I thought he was a secondary character in this book. This book had so so so many characters and most of them did not make any sense except that they were all cliches of what southern people are suppose to be like==== not nice to northerners, weird names like Smoke, Bubba, Weed, Twister, .... , crime , food, The adults acted like spoiled children and the children were lost . There was no one that I felt any empathy for or a liking. I felt sorry for Weed but they still did not develop his character enough
Three cops come to a new town to help improve it. They are resented. There is a " gang" of teens that are robbing ATM's but seem to be escalating. There is two good friends who work at a cigarette company and like to hunt raccoons but are they really friends? There is governor, his weird driver who gets lost, a landlady , a homeless guy. etc
Then every single character comes to gether at the end in some weird parade of comedy of errors that make no sense other than to say... oh that is why that character was in the book.... just to make appear in this scene???
there is a love story of botched adults who act like middle schoolers .
I have no idea if there was a happily ever after .... I do know the bad guy was arrested but not what happens to anyone else.
Three cops come to a new town to help improve it. They are resented. There is a " gang" of teens that are robbing ATM's but seem to be escalating. There is two good friends who work at a cigarette company and like to hunt raccoons but are they really friends? There is governor, his weird driver who gets lost, a landlady , a homeless guy. etc
Then every single character comes to gether at the end in some weird parade of comedy of errors that make no sense other than to say... oh that is why that character was in the book.... just to make appear in this scene???
there is a love story of botched adults who act like middle schoolers .
I have no idea if there was a happily ever after .... I do know the bad guy was arrested but not what happens to anyone else.
February 27, 2026
Nachdem Judy Hammer den maroden Polizeiapparat in Charlotte auf Vordermann gebracht hat, will sie das Gleiche in Richmond versuchen. Die Stadt hat die höchste Verbrechensrate und zeichnet sich wenn überhaupt nur durch ihre Korruption, nicht aber die Polizei aus. Gemeinsam mit Virginia West und Andy Brazil macht sich Judy an die Arbeit.
Kaum in Richmond angekommen, fällt ihnen die extrem hohe Jugendkriminalität auf. Doch das Problem wird totgeschwiegen. Erst ein sinnloser und grausamer Mord öffnet den Menschen in Richmond die Augen.
Der Krimi fängt da an, wo sein Vorgänger aufgehört hat. Von daher sollte man die Bücher in der richtigen Reihenfolge lesen. Ich war vom ersten Buch nur mäßig begeistert und hatte von daher keine hohen Erwartungen an diesen Teil der Reihe. Zumindest wurden die nicht enttäuscht. Die Story hat mir etwas besser gefallen, aber ich fand sie immer noch sehr zerfahren. Der rote Faden hat mir auch hier gefehlt.
Andy Brazil tritt auch in Richmond in jedes Fettnäpfchen, das er finden kann. Dadurch macht er sich keine Freunde bei der örtlichen Polizei. Manchmal habe ich mich gefragt, wieso ein offensichtlich intelligenter Mensch nicht aus seinen Fehlern lernen kann. Wie auch im ersten Teil schaffen es Andy und Virginia nicht, die Finger voneinander zu lassen und wieder dauert es fast den ganzen Krimi über, bis sie aufhören, sich anzuzicken und endlich zur Sache kommen.
Kaum in Richmond angekommen, fällt ihnen die extrem hohe Jugendkriminalität auf. Doch das Problem wird totgeschwiegen. Erst ein sinnloser und grausamer Mord öffnet den Menschen in Richmond die Augen.
Der Krimi fängt da an, wo sein Vorgänger aufgehört hat. Von daher sollte man die Bücher in der richtigen Reihenfolge lesen. Ich war vom ersten Buch nur mäßig begeistert und hatte von daher keine hohen Erwartungen an diesen Teil der Reihe. Zumindest wurden die nicht enttäuscht. Die Story hat mir etwas besser gefallen, aber ich fand sie immer noch sehr zerfahren. Der rote Faden hat mir auch hier gefehlt.
Andy Brazil tritt auch in Richmond in jedes Fettnäpfchen, das er finden kann. Dadurch macht er sich keine Freunde bei der örtlichen Polizei. Manchmal habe ich mich gefragt, wieso ein offensichtlich intelligenter Mensch nicht aus seinen Fehlern lernen kann. Wie auch im ersten Teil schaffen es Andy und Virginia nicht, die Finger voneinander zu lassen und wieder dauert es fast den ganzen Krimi über, bis sie aufhören, sich anzuzicken und endlich zur Sache kommen.
November 8, 2024
Había leído muy buenos comentarios de esta autora y por tanto tenía altas expectativas con sus libros, quizás por eso me decepcionó la lectura.
Quizás no fue bueno comenzar con un libro que es segunda parte ya que definitivamente no entendía nada de los primeros capítulos pero lo más molesto es que además de enganchar con la trama (que es bastante simple) los personajes los encontré un completo chiste.
Más que una novela de trailer policial el libro se me hizo casi una comedia.
Siento que los personajes no estaban bien definidos y muchas de sus acciones fueron ridículas no sé si se debe a qué quizás debí leer el primer libro o definitivamente la autora no es tan buena como esperaba.
No logré conectar con ningún personaje, la trama deja mucho que desear, la lectura se hace pesada en algunos momentos y a veces pasaba de un punto a otro perdiendo el hilo de lo que se había hablado antes.
Dejo dos estrellas solo porque casi al final del libro se hace algo más interesante y hay un poco de acción pero lo malo es que deja un final inconcluso no se sabe que pasará o que paso tanto con weed y smooke.
Sinceramente espero que los otros libros de ella sean mucho mejores ya que compre varios libros de la saga de scarpetta
Quizás no fue bueno comenzar con un libro que es segunda parte ya que definitivamente no entendía nada de los primeros capítulos pero lo más molesto es que además de enganchar con la trama (que es bastante simple) los personajes los encontré un completo chiste.
Más que una novela de trailer policial el libro se me hizo casi una comedia.
Siento que los personajes no estaban bien definidos y muchas de sus acciones fueron ridículas no sé si se debe a qué quizás debí leer el primer libro o definitivamente la autora no es tan buena como esperaba.
No logré conectar con ningún personaje, la trama deja mucho que desear, la lectura se hace pesada en algunos momentos y a veces pasaba de un punto a otro perdiendo el hilo de lo que se había hablado antes.
Dejo dos estrellas solo porque casi al final del libro se hace algo más interesante y hay un poco de acción pero lo malo es que deja un final inconcluso no se sabe que pasará o que paso tanto con weed y smooke.
Sinceramente espero que los otros libros de ella sean mucho mejores ya que compre varios libros de la saga de scarpetta
January 26, 2020
E' il secondo libro che leggo della Cornwell, e sebbene non rispecchi appieno il mio gusto in fatto di indagi poliziesche, ho trovato questo libro decisamente migliore rispetto al primo (A rischio). La storia parte un pò lenta e ad ingranare ci mette un pò,per fortuna da metà libro in poi diventa più avvincente e coinvolgente.
Una squadra del dipartimento di polizia si trasferisce da Charlotte a Richmond per cercare di riportare l'ordine in città. Infatti negli ultimi tempi l'escalation di reati è arrivata a livelli insostenibili. Un ragazzino con la passione per la banda della scuola e per il disegno si ritrova invischiato proprio in mezzo ai fatti di cronaca nera peggiori. Viene avvicinato da Smoke, teppista della peggior specie che cerca di farsi un nome con reati sempre più gravi. Ha creato una banda, i Lucci, e costringe Weed, il ragazzino, a farne parte.
Sarà una lotta ad armi pari tra il dipartimento di polizia e la banda di teenager senza scrupoli, con Weed preso tra due fuochi in cerca della propria identità.
Una squadra del dipartimento di polizia si trasferisce da Charlotte a Richmond per cercare di riportare l'ordine in città. Infatti negli ultimi tempi l'escalation di reati è arrivata a livelli insostenibili. Un ragazzino con la passione per la banda della scuola e per il disegno si ritrova invischiato proprio in mezzo ai fatti di cronaca nera peggiori. Viene avvicinato da Smoke, teppista della peggior specie che cerca di farsi un nome con reati sempre più gravi. Ha creato una banda, i Lucci, e costringe Weed, il ragazzino, a farne parte.
Sarà una lotta ad armi pari tra il dipartimento di polizia e la banda di teenager senza scrupoli, con Weed preso tra due fuochi in cerca della propria identità.
January 1, 2018
I guess my thoughts will be shorter than the blurb for the book. It was even lamer than the first one. And while I enjoyed some the main characters in the first one and was laughing from time to time; this time I could not make my mind how this book was even published. It is really random ideas poorly developed and poorly connected.
First, this gang, which not a gang but a psycho with some strange plot; then this boy, who is slow, but not slow but a genius, bringing down the whole psycho's plot down just like that; and then this relationship between Andy and West, who are behaving like two teens in their early puberty - not able to communicate single messages to each other... Really strange badly told story with a lot of unnecessary details and detours.
First, this gang, which not a gang but a psycho with some strange plot; then this boy, who is slow, but not slow but a genius, bringing down the whole psycho's plot down just like that; and then this relationship between Andy and West, who are behaving like two teens in their early puberty - not able to communicate single messages to each other... Really strange badly told story with a lot of unnecessary details and detours.
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