Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell

I am now on to one of my Christmas books (from Jim) - Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell. This is the 16th "Kay Scarpetta" book in the series. The main character is a forensic pathologist currently in residence in Boston as Chief Medical Examiner in the Northeastern district. Her new husband, Benton, is working in the area as well as head of a psychiatric hospital. They also have an apartment in New York where they both have professional connections. This being said, Kay is suddenly called there by her husband to examine the injuries of a patient at Bellvue who has personally requested her. When she gets there, and the man finally talks, he explains that the injuries he's sustained came while a murder was committed (not by him - he says). What follows is more murders (of course) and Scarpetta with her "team" trying to figure out what's going on.

The last Cornwell book I read left me disappointed and I'm hoping that Cornwell gets back to her normal writing rather than trying to be "profound" and "literary". So far, I have to say, I'm completely into the book. I read three chapters late last night and really wanted to keep reading. I'm interested to see what she does with her main characters that she's turned into unsympathetic asses. I'm hoping she brings them back into my good graces. It's hard to read a book (series) when you don't like anyone you're reading about.
 
Update:  So, I finished Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell. Let me just say my faith has been restored. One of my favorite authors is back in my good graces (I'm sure she was worried). She has totally restored my love of her craft. Her book was everything I needed it to be. After reading it, I almost get the feeling that she wrote her last book in such a despicable manner as to reel me back in with this one. Seriously, I feel like her last book "Book of the Dead" was written in such a way, leaving me pissed off, so that I would be completely redeemed with this one and hooked once again with the characters and their outcome and happiness and well-being etc. Perfect. Read it. Get hooked again.