Lovely way to start a new year of reading! Same old Scarpetta, with the whole story spiraling out of control. It has the feel of the eighth season of a favorite TV show where you're having a hard time understanding how the main character has married an Italian Mafiosi but is actually pregnant with the baby of the cleaner.

I can't honestly recommend them, but I can't walk away from them either. Looking forward to seeing where Scarpetta goes next.