Win Garano, mixed-race state investigator, and Monique Lamont, District Attorney , in Boston, Massachusetts: At Risk (Winston Garano, #1), The Front (Wins Book 1. At Risk. by Patricia Cornwell. · Ratings · Reviews ·.
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It was mediocre at best. I liked his Gram okay too but it just didn't draw me in, Win seemed underdeveloped, and Monique seemed cliched and a stereo-type of a boss who is a self serving ambitious bish. Come on, please i realise you want her to be multi-sided as well, but it just didn't work.
I never really felt any connection to any of the characters. Maybe it was because it was such a short book The characters seemed to cookie cutter stiff. Maybe the narrators voice provoked some dislike as well, there were times that it was hard to distinguish betwen characters, there was not enogh clarity between the characters from the narrator.
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I am getting rid of the hard copy of the book I have and i already returned the audio version to the library. It did serve its purpose, it burned some time while driving, it was not really deep so i didn't have to really concentrate , it was what i consider a beach read I don't understand what the point of this book was.
I really didn't like the style of writing. It felt like the outline of a TV show or movie with sentences half constructed. It couldn't seem to make up it's mind which story it was telling, which was a shame because it held promise. But in the end the cold case wasn't much of a case especially as the man supposed to be investigating it palmed it off onto a colleague. The DA was awful - in fact most of the characters were awful, apart from Win' I don't understand what the point of this book was. The DA was awful - in fact most of the characters were awful, apart from Win's Nana.
Bit of a waste of time really. Jan 11, Christine rated it did not like it Shelves: This book did not feel like a Patricia Cornwell novel. I've read lots of her Scarpetta series and have always enjoyed the story. The main character, Winston Garano, is intriguing but what was happening around him either was confusing or I just didn't care about.
I felt like I was missing parts of the story. Apr 15, Sharon T. Don't even go there. The main character is OK, but you don't really care about anyone else. And I kept thinking that it read like a long short story? Then I discovered a comment on the jacket that I had missed before saying that it was originally a part series in the New Yorker magazine.
Her other stuff is much better. Jan 05, Laura rated it liked it Shelves: A district attorney wants to further her political dreams by solving an old murder. Quite interesting but a not so appealing book. I am not so sure I'll put some effort to read this new series by Patricia Cornwell. Lette le prime cinquanta pagine in inglese e abbandonato. Ripreso dopo un anno in italiano. Sicuramente in inglese mi avrebbe fornito, almeno, l'esercizio in lingua. May 19, Lbd rated it liked it Shelves: Granted, it's not a Kay Scarpetta novel.
It was short on plot, short on character development, double spaced and just not up to Cornwell's talent. May 06, Mercy Thompson rated it it was ok. This book took me a long time to read.
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It's not a long book, but it didn't make me want to read it. The idea of the story, solving an old crime, is kinda cool. But I don't think it's written well enough to keep me interested. The last couple chapters were better than the rest of the book, but by then it was too late.
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And the book jumps between two different characters and it always took awhile for me to figure out which character I was reading. This is the first Patricia Cornwell book I have read, and I have a bunch of her books on our book shelf. I hope her other ones are better. Not a Kay Scarpetta detective, but a short cold case story. I felt the author was skipping relevant details jumping scenes and making for a fast read.
Although we are given the answers by the end of the book the bad guys seemed to stand out throughout. If you are after a quick read then this is the book for you.
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I listened to this on audiobook. The narrator was very good. I really liked the character of Winston Garano and his grandmother was my favorite. The other characters were solid as well. The mystery was decent but nothing special. Feb 18, Danielle rated it liked it. I've read a lot of reviews of this book, and I don't see what people's problem is.
I enjoyed the story, and I thought the characters were fairly well drawn. My favorite is the tarot wielding nana. It was a quick and pleasant read. Jan 06, Natasha rated it liked it. Jun 28, Neil Collins rated it did not like it. Patricia Cornwell was once one of my favorite authors, and I took any opportunity to purchase her books wherever I found them, certain that I would read them all, in order, over time.
Sadly, she is no longer writing anywhere near the level she once had, and this is the last of her books I will ever purchase or read. In fact, I read it only because it was already on my shelf, and I hated to think I spent the money and never opened it. Best known for her Kay Scarpetta novels, and less for her Andy Brazil series, this new venture is, inarguably, her worst work ever.
As are her last several books, At Risk is written in a very distracting and unprofessional present tense. I found myself several times having to go back and reread passages that made no sense due to this annoyance. Story wise, At Risk is page skeletal examination of the police work of Winston Garano, sometimes called Win, sometimes Geronimo. A cold case that took place in another state.
Knoxville, Tennessee, to be specific. Never mind that a Massachusetts DA has no authority to investigate a case from out of state. Leave all reality and logic and common sense aside; this is still a terrible story told in the worst possible, hurried and assuming fashion.
At Risk reads like an outline for a story proposal, not a fully thought out manuscript. The characters are as thin as paper, and I often had to look back to see who Cornwell was talking about as she would refer to them by first name one moment and last name the next. You never get to actually care about any of them, though Monique Lamont comes close to being as detestable as she can in such a poor telling.
I found Lamont annoying because she was a mean bitch, not because she was a well constructed antagonist. There is very little back story on any of them, and when a bit is tossed in here and there, it seems like another distraction; the flyer stuck under your windshield wiper that you forgot to remove before you began driving. Her first nine Scarpetta novels were excellent, deeply researched, and masterfully constructed. From Postmortem, right up to Black Notice, she wove intricate, albeit dark tales with vivid characters and detailed settings.
After that, her writing style changed drastically and her stories fell apart in ever increasing chaos. I still highly recommend her early work, but anything written after about will disappoint. Oct 31, Maddy rated it it was ok Shelves: That book was groundbreaking in that its lead character, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, was a medical examiner and there was a heavy focus on forensics. The detailed forensic analyses obviously appealed to the reading public; Cornwell's subsequent books have all shot to the head of the best seller lists upon release. Along the way, however, many in the mystery reading community found the series to be degrading in quality over time.
In each book, the characters became more outrageous and the problems they faced more outlandish. As a result, many gave up on reading Cornwell at all. At Risk is a departure from the Scarpetta series. He is directed by the District Attorney, Monique Lamont, who is tough and politically ambitious, to solve a cold case originating in Tennessee. The idea is that if Win solves the case, it will show that the Massachusetts police can beat "any crime any time" and bring national attention to the team and more specifically, Monique.
Frankly, I found that whole premise weak. It didn't seem logical that such an assignment would be made, way outside the normal boundaries of the agency. I'm sure there were at least a few unsolved Massachusetts homicides that might have benefited from an investigation. I wasn't looking forward to reading At Risk after having given up on the Scarpetta series.
Much to my surprise, I found it tolerable meaning that I could finish it! The writing in present tense annoyed me, and I also felt irritated by Win's putting the bulk of the investigative work on to a female associate. Although it is not a great work of art, the characters are relatively sane and the plot seemed possible if not plausible. It will be interesting to see if Cornwell decides to use this as a foundation for another series.
As expected, the book hit the best seller list immediately upon publication. Nov 06, Doug Clark rated it did not like it. Cornwell, who is best known for her award-winning series on the forensic scientist, Dr. Investigating both crimes is Boston detective, Winston Garano. I wish I could say that the various twists and turns make for fascinating reading, but the characters are mostly unsympathetic and hard to relate to. It seems that Cornwell has somehow slipped off the track.
In general, I go into reading particular authors favorably disposed towards them. I think there was potential here for a very good political thriller. However, neither Cornwell nor the reader can muster much passion for these characters. What makes this even more tragic is that the writing is spread out and enlarged for a small paperback. This could easily have been rewritten as a short story, or at most, a novella.
I cannot in good conscience recommend the book, even if one is a Cornwell fan. Mar 28, Penandra rated it did not like it. But what she does with those ingredients is a revelation. How can an author that was at one time so good at her craft create characters that the reader just does not care about? After the last Kay Scarpetta novel, I had sworn off C " After the last Kay Scarpetta novel, I had sworn off Cornwell, then a friend gave me At Risk for an airplane read for a return trip.
If I'd had anything else to read, if I could have turned on the television, if I'd had an interesting seatmate, if I'd had an uninteresting seatmate, if I'd had ANY alternative. I'm not sure that I can in good conscience foist this onto some poor unsuspecting Cornwell fan. Oct 02, Mum rated it did not like it. I have always enjoyed Cornwell's books. Well, that is not strictly true. In that a few years, her writing style changed. Not for the better, I think. I am not sure which novel heralded the difference.
It might have been "Precinct". However, this book is so lightweight it gives the impression that it was written in peevish haste, ie she had signed a contract and the publisher was pressurising her for a product. It feels as though it is only partially written like a skeleton of the story but it do I have always enjoyed Cornwell's books. It feels as though it is only partially written like a skeleton of the story but it does have the potential to be gripping.
Neither characters or plot are fully fleshed out.
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The overall feel of the novel is not suspense but more anger, the novelist's, which is expressed through the main female character, Monique Lamont. Some judicious editing of this character would make her more believeable She appears to dislike and distrust those around her in particular, men.
As I said, it was lightweight. I dashed through it in a few hours. When searching for it to put on my list I note that there is another volume described "At Risk pt 2. I can't help but wonder if this is a ploy by both writer and publisher to bilk more money out of her fans. Aug 23, Wendy rated it it was ok Shelves: Picked this one up off the "library" shelf at the office, to take on holiday with me. Will abandon it where I finish it, in all likelihood.
We got off to a bad start together with the narrative written in present tense irritating me. I got over that, and was initially intrigued by the protagonist and his situation, and the premise of using new technology to solve an old case. But then the storyline diverged, and the protagonist was in one city working a new, Picked this one up off the "library" shelf at the office, to take on holiday with me.
But then the storyline diverged, and the protagonist was in one city working a new, local crime of immediate concern, and he had someone else working on the cold case in another city, and the story got really disjointed and I had difficulty following its convolutions for a time.