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The Front (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Patricia Cornwell
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Category: Book
List Price: $35.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  210 reviews
Sales Rank: 501010
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 213
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.8
ISBN: 1410404757
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781410404756
ASIN: 1410404757
Publication Date: July 14, 2008
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 Just don't get it September 1, 2008
Am I the only person out there who just didn't get what the title of this book had to do with the story? I just keep hoping and hoping that PC will put out a good book again, and it just never happens. I didn't get it with much hope, and it was a good thing. First off, the book is not a normal sized volume; it is small, with short pages and big type with a skinny spine. What happened to the big, thick Scarpetta novels of the 90s, full of details and stories that made you want to stay up all night reading because you just couldn't put it down? Second, the story and the characters were so weak, this was like a short story from high school lit, not the kind of novel that PC used to put out. It jumped all over the place, and the events in the story just made no sense. Then instead of chapters of suspense leading up to and ending that you didn't see coming, but made so much sense, the story was just "ended" on just a couple of pages, with an ending that you're left sitting going "What?!" I probably will always read her novels because I loved them so in the 90s, but I will never spend my own money on them, so that the most I lose is my time. The only reason I finished this book was the fact that it really was only a short story. Did you ever think that a PC novel would be painful to read, and readable in just a couple of hours? It's like all the story in PC has been used up and there is nothing left in there. I hate that I now expect to be disappointed.
I can't believe I bought this book August 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
There is really not much to say. This book is terrible. While I was reading the first few pages I was wondering how any company could publish this. It's just annoying. This was my first and last Patricia Cornwell book.
 The Front, Patricia Cornwall August 19, 2008
This book is an example of the deteriorating standards of one of the finest thriller writers. The early Scarpeta books were superb but the last four or five titles have been dull, with weak plots. The main characters too have lost their spark and authenticity. The Front is not Scarpeta, but it still isn't a satisfying read
Not worth the effort! August 19, 2008
The Front
Cornwell has lost it. I borrowed this book from the library and am glad I didn't buy it. From the start of this book I couldn't find an interest in any of the charactors. The plot was not interesting. I don't know what has happened to Patricia Cornwell's writing but I have noticed her anger has begun to show through.
Not worth wasting money on. August 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed with this book. I felt like I had wasted my money. It was not up to the author's usual quality of writing. I think she must have had a mortgage payment due or something and dashed off a quick sell, counting on her reader's loyalty to buy it. I'll keep buying her books but I sure feel ripped off with this one.
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