After not being able to finish the two previous Scarpetta novels ([b:Scarpetta|2833172|Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)|Patricia Cornwell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267304454s/2833172.jpg|2859278] and [b:The Scarpetta Factor|6495359|The Scarpetta Factor (Kay Scarpetta, #17)|Patricia Cornwell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255577530s/6495359.jpg|6686808]) and barely finishing several ([b:Book of the Dead|6526|Book Of The Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)|Patricia Cornwell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309200816s/6526.jpg|3602953], [b:Predator|6528|Predator (Kay Scarpetta, #14)|Patricia Cornwell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1310552145s/6528.jpg|947822], [b:Trace|6530|Trace (Kay Scarpetta #13)|Patricia Cornwell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1310723816s/6530.jpg|2503909], [b:Blow Fly|31623|Blow Fly (Kay Scarpetta, #12)|Patricia Cornwell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309204251s/31623.jpg|1454733]), before them, I am fairly pleased with Port Mortuary. In comparison, that is.

I found it heavy on confusing dialog, but felt returning to Scarpetta's point of view was its saving grace. It was a complex story line with seemingly unrelated things ultimately being connected. There was a number of very clever lines of dialog and I enjoyed Kay's interaction with the Greyhound, Sock.

I will give the current Scarpetta novel, [b:Red Mist|11057626|Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, #19)|Patricia Cornwell|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51L5uct3mjL._SL75_.jpg|15978848], a try and be hopeful that I find it interesting enough to finish as well.