Isle of Dogs

by Patricia Cornwell | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 0316858595 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Sterile of Burnley, Lancashire United Kingdom on 8/15/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by Sterile from Burnley, Lancashire United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Be aware: this is not your typical Cornwell novel. Not only is there no Kay Scarpetta, but Isle of Dogs is a comic romp, a real departure for this author. It centres around a couple of characters from past books--police chief Judy Hammer and reporter-turned-cop Andy Brazil of Hornet''s Nest and Southern Cross--but the plot, style and tone will remind you more of Carl Hiaasen''s dark comedies.
The madcap doings get underway when the addled, nearly blind governor of Virginia confusedly launches a speed-trap program on isolated Tangier Island, whose prickly, eccentric residents promptly attempt secession. Cornwell adeptly interweaves other crisscrossing plot lines involving a gang of street-stupid thugs gunning for Hammer and Brazil, an angel-faced serial killer, a kidnapped dog and more. She does miss a few beats: the pacing sags during certain episodes, and at times the writing strains so hard for laughs that instead it draws winces.

Journal Entry 2 by Sterile at Burnley General Hospital in Burnley, Lancashire United Kingdom on Thursday, August 23, 2007

Released 16 yrs ago (8/23/2007 UTC) at Burnley General Hospital in Burnley, Lancashire United Kingdom

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