I don't remember much from the beginning of the series, but wasn't aware that after medical school, Kay served in the military to pay off her massive school loans. During this time, she was sent overseas to investigate the strange death of two young American girls. She keeps flashing back, because the current case she is working on keeps reminding her of the past. We are also introduced (or reintroduced if he had appeared early in the series) of Kay's mentor.
When I finished the book, I realized that it actually took place over just under 36 hours. There were many points in the novel that the story drug on, but I understand it was only to let us know another intimate part of what makes Dr. Scarpetta tick. Benton, Lucy and Marino all make an appearance, and once again I am frustrated in the dialogue between the characters. It seems that Kay "skirts" around the issues that Lucy has, never really wanting her to actually say what her problems are out loud, not that Lucy would ever do that. And her communication with Benton is annoying because they both have to keep priveledged information from each other due to their respective jobs. It's like they are both talking in circles sometimes, and it did get confusing.
Kay does finally resolve her issues with her on again/off again assistant medical chief, Jack Fielding. Unfortunately I did not remember much of the conflicts from previous stories, so this did get a little confusing. If you want to read more about how the mind of Dr. Scarpetta works, this would be a great book to read (as long as you have read and remembered everything published before). If you want a simple crime solving novel, this would not be the book for you.
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