Given how the Scarpetta series has been going over the last 5-7 books (maybe longer, don't remember them very well TBH), I expected to be only mildly entertained by this book at best. Surprisingly, it was pretty good! The story was interesting, if a bit out there even in Scarpetta's world, and I didn't see the ending coming until about the last fifth of the book. My only complaint is the increase in all of Scarpetta's "internal monologues"; they got old REAL FAST. I guess I'll keep reading, since I've come this far and all... Just no clue when I'll pick the next books up.