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Spin

Spin

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  • Update Date：2025-09-24
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  • Author：Patricia Cornwell
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Summary

A USA Today bestseller。

Captain Calli Chase races against time to thwart a plot that leaves the fate of humanity hanging in the balance in this new thriller from international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell。

In the aftermath of a NASA rocket launch gone terribly wrong， Captain Calli Chase comes face-to-face with her missing twin sister—as well as the startling truth of who they really are。 Now， a top secret program put in motion years ago has spun out of control， and only Calli can redirect its course。

Aided by cutting-edge technologies， the NASA investigator and scientist turned Space Force pilot sets out on a frantic search for the missing link between the sabotaged rocket launch and her predetermined destiny…a search that someone else seems very interested in stopping。

From NASA to the Chase family farm， to the White House to distant orbits of space， Calli plays a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek with a cunning and ruthless adversary。 One wrong move will unleash cataclysmic consequences reaching far beyond the boundaries of Earth。

This heart-pounding Captain Chase thriller from Patricia Cornwell will leave readers desperate for more。

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Reviews

Joe Dolata ，

I did not like the pacing of this book at all but I may read the next anyway

Patrick ，

This was a lot different than I thought it would be。 It is a continuation of the first book Quantum and should be read after that one。 It was enjoyable and a quick read。 However it did end quite abruptly。 It makes me wonder if there is a third book in this series planned。 Only time will tell。 I'm sure Patricia is telling。 This was a lot different than I thought it would be。 It is a continuation of the first book Quantum and should be read after that one。 It was enjoyable and a quick read。 However it did end quite abruptly。 It makes me wonder if there is a third book in this series planned。 Only time will tell。 I'm sure Patricia is telling。 。。。more

toni sanders ，

Pretty good。 Would have been 5， but there's always room for improvement。 😋 As someone who's read this book would understand。 Thanks。 Pretty good。 Would have been 5， but there's always room for improvement。 😋 As someone who's read this book would understand。 Thanks。 。。。more

Ian Shaw ，

Gave this book up at chapter 12。 After a good start I just got totally fed up of all the acronyms。 Shame really because I normally enjoy Books written by Patricia Cornell。

Joseph Vinci ，

Excellent continuationExcellent continuation of the Capt Chase Saga。 The technology is depicted in a realistic way。 Can't wait for the next one。 Excellent continuationExcellent continuation of the Capt Chase Saga。 The technology is depicted in a realistic way。 Can't wait for the next one。 。。。more

Sarah Barratt ，

Bring on Book #3Patricia never fails to deliver！ Another masterpiece that keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end。

sharon ehlers ，

Spin off nominalI wasnt thrilled with book one， Quantum， too much was left hanging。 Book two Spin did answer some of those story line questions， but I feel this is series is not some of Patricia Cornwell's better writing。 Sorry Patricia。 Spin off nominalI wasnt thrilled with book one， Quantum， too much was left hanging。 Book two Spin did answer some of those story line questions， but I feel this is series is not some of Patricia Cornwell's better writing。 Sorry Patricia。 。。。more

Peter Mehiel ，

Rich， Nothing he writes comes close to MARS， but it was pretty good - worth the time， I think。。。 Pete

Pat Visconti ，

Having finished Quantum， I looked forward to this second book in Cornwell's new series featuring Callie Chase。 To repeat my criticism of book 1， too much technical space talk jargon， and even more alphabet soup terms。 I get that she wanted us to feel the full experience of NASA and our space accomplishments， but sometimes， less is more。 Having said all that， I will again repeat what I said in my review of book 1。。。。stay with this story。 It has merit and gets very interesting toward the end。 That Having finished Quantum， I looked forward to this second book in Cornwell's new series featuring Callie Chase。 To repeat my criticism of book 1， too much technical space talk jargon， and even more alphabet soup terms。 I get that she wanted us to feel the full experience of NASA and our space accomplishments， but sometimes， less is more。 Having said all that， I will again repeat what I said in my review of book 1。。。。stay with this story。 It has merit and gets very interesting toward the end。 That's the reason for my 4 star rating。 And I will pick up book #3 when available， if only to find out how Callie develops two relationships， one with Lex and the other with Conn。 。。。more

Bill Mann ，

Oh dear。 This must have been intended as a foil to the terrific Kay Scarpetta series。 A new series （number 2） in the Captain Chase portfolio， a twin pilot/spy/astronaut/cop who will save the world from the evil genius Neva Rong。 Does Cornwall really need to litter the sci fi novel with naming puns？ The overwhelming number of acronyms （ all in capitals） are a distraction to the plot and the enjoyment of the read itself。 Killer satellites， killer humans and mind numbing scenarios （ does Cornwall w Oh dear。 This must have been intended as a foil to the terrific Kay Scarpetta series。 A new series （number 2） in the Captain Chase portfolio， a twin pilot/spy/astronaut/cop who will save the world from the evil genius Neva Rong。 Does Cornwall really need to litter the sci fi novel with naming puns？ The overwhelming number of acronyms （ all in capitals） are a distraction to the plot and the enjoyment of the read itself。 Killer satellites， killer humans and mind numbing scenarios （ does Cornwall want us to think that a traitorous Neva Rong wouldn’t be assassinated by the FBI or CIA， just because she knows people？） are just incredulous。 Please excuse me， I just described Trump！ 。。。more

Mediamarf ，

Loved itIt was good to have a new set of characters to follow 。 I hope to see them again soon！

Simon Booth ，

I enjoyed Quantum but whilst Spin has its moments it is often excruciating to get through due to the asinine acronyms， awkward puns， embarrassing mil-tec fetishism and over-explanations （"blah blah" he said， and he meant "blah blah blah"） and general repetition。 Characters act implausibly and without clear motivations， the book meanders for ages and is over-written - until a conclusion rushes past that is exactly the opposite， thinly sketched and anticlimactic。 I'm also deducting an entire star I enjoyed Quantum but whilst Spin has its moments it is often excruciating to get through due to the asinine acronyms， awkward puns， embarrassing mil-tec fetishism and over-explanations （"blah blah" he said， and he meant "blah blah blah"） and general repetition。 Characters act implausibly and without clear motivations， the book meanders for ages and is over-written - until a conclusion rushes past that is exactly the opposite， thinly sketched and anticlimactic。 I'm also deducting an entire star for the conversions of approximate imperial measurements to unnecessarily precise metric measurements - "the thing was approximately 30。48 metres away （100ft）"， I don't know if US readers had to suffer this cringe too but it made my skin crawl。I will probably read the third and hopefully final book when it comes out because I want to see where this ends， but I think the author chose the less interesting sister to follow as protagonist so I hope we get to see more of Carme in it。 。。。more

Dawn ，

Interesting plot， can't wait to find out what happens next 。。。 but， way too techy for my usual tastes。 Interesting plot， can't wait to find out what happens next 。。。 but， way too techy for my usual tastes。 。。。more

Susan ，

The first 50-55 pages have redeeming qualities for a good book; however by page 165 Patricia Cornwell had bored me with her lack of a thriller， preferring to use government terminology such as MORPs， TATL， RIPs， WASH， WAD， SMOKR， FLTH， ART， PONG， SRCH LT， FLIR， HEL， RAT， TATL， SLAMs， HEL， WAI， AGs， CUFF， PEEP， WAND， VOID， SPIES， BOLO， you might enjoy this story-line。 I worked for the Defense Division for many years and found this an annoying， rediculous read by page 165。 DID NOT FINISH and CANNO The first 50-55 pages have redeeming qualities for a good book; however by page 165 Patricia Cornwell had bored me with her lack of a thriller， preferring to use government terminology such as MORPs， TATL， RIPs， WASH， WAD， SMOKR， FLTH， ART， PONG， SRCH LT， FLIR， HEL， RAT， TATL， SLAMs， HEL， WAI， AGs， CUFF， PEEP， WAND， VOID， SPIES， BOLO， you might enjoy this story-line。 I worked for the Defense Division for many years and found this an annoying， rediculous read by page 165。 DID NOT FINISH and CANNOT RECOMMEND。Would not have given 'Spin' any stars， but Goodreads requires at least one star for a review。 。。。more

Morris-Ken Hines ，

Great I am really enjoying this series what side got into the space and NASA programs this is a great book

Donna Engler ，

Over my headThe only part I enjoyed was her trip to outer space ， but it would have been better if they had brought her home again。 Most of it was too technical for me and far too many acronyms。

Pete Yalch ，

Could have done more with ending。

Yalonda ，

I cannot even begin to write how much a one star Cornwell review hurts my soul but there it is。 I simply could not make it past the first quarter of the book。 While I see there might be a decent story there and I am intrigued about what happens to the characters I met in the first book， I simply cannot get past the pages of detailed explanation of the tech and clever acronyms。 I prefer to be introduced to the concepts with enough cleverness that I want to learn more on my own。 I am here for the I cannot even begin to write how much a one star Cornwell review hurts my soul but there it is。 I simply could not make it past the first quarter of the book。 While I see there might be a decent story there and I am intrigued about what happens to the characters I met in the first book， I simply cannot get past the pages of detailed explanation of the tech and clever acronyms。 I prefer to be introduced to the concepts with enough cleverness that I want to learn more on my own。 I am here for the story and it is taking to long to get more than almost hidden bits。 When I found myself skimming， missing bits of story， and literally falling asleep in the middle of the day， I knew I had lost the battle to read the entire book。 Perhaps I will return to it during summer vacation。 。。。more

Catherine L。 Chisholm ，

Very InterestingI can hardly wait for the next book in the series。 Very fast-paced and interesting。 A can't put down book。 I highly recommend it。 Very InterestingI can hardly wait for the next book in the series。 Very fast-paced and interesting。 A can't put down book。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Chris ，

I've read the first two in the series。 After reading the first， I had hoped they would improve， but they haven't。 The heroine is apparently fit and attractive， but has serious body image issues。 The motivation for the behavior of the twin sister is never made clear。 Cornwell has learned a lot of NASA trivia and dumps every detail on the reader。 The villain is one dimensional with no redeeming qualities。 I've read the first two in the series。 After reading the first， I had hoped they would improve， but they haven't。 The heroine is apparently fit and attractive， but has serious body image issues。 The motivation for the behavior of the twin sister is never made clear。 Cornwell has learned a lot of NASA trivia and dumps every detail on the reader。 The villain is one dimensional with no redeeming qualities。 。。。more

Marcus Shaner ，

After the disaster that was 'Quantum' I've decided to not even bother finishing this one。 I must not be into Cornwells style。I do feel bad for giving a negative review， it's such a labor of love to write a book。 I just don't feel this series at all。 sorry。 After the disaster that was 'Quantum' I've decided to not even bother finishing this one。 I must not be into Cornwells style。I do feel bad for giving a negative review， it's such a labor of love to write a book。 I just don't feel this series at all。 sorry。 。。。more

Michael ，

Interesting story that can use a good editor。I read this book in its Kindle version。 It is filled with repetition and descriptive very age that does nothing to move the story along。 Also found， is the author's apparent aversion to the use of the comma。 The book leaves the reader hanging， unless the next book in the series is obtained。 Interesting story that can use a good editor。I read this book in its Kindle version。 It is filled with repetition and descriptive very age that does nothing to move the story along。 Also found， is the author's apparent aversion to the use of the comma。 The book leaves the reader hanging， unless the next book in the series is obtained。 。。。more

Kathy Maganza ，

It was interesting about space but some of the names！ Seriously， Neva Rong （never wrong）Davey Crockett and Jack Kracker （Kracker， Jack）。 Kind of stupid。

Diana Bagley ，

What an endingTypically good story， but the ending was just not as expected。 Written as only Patricia Cornwall can！ Looking forward to the next Captain Chase book 。

Romanticamente Fantasy ，

Dory - per RFS。Dopo aver letto Quantum non stavo nella pelle per il secondo volume Spin， anche perché il primo tomo finisce lasciando tutti col fiato sospeso e senza dare nessuna certezza sul futuro della storia。Dopo mesi， ho finalmente ripreso in mano la vita di Calliope Chase， scienziata della NASA， pronta per partire come astronauta e decisa a risolvere tutti gli intrighi nati nella base americana， dovuti alla spietata Neva Rong， capa della Pandora e diretta nemica dell’intelligence americana Dory - per RFS。Dopo aver letto Quantum non stavo nella pelle per il secondo volume Spin， anche perché il primo tomo finisce lasciando tutti col fiato sospeso e senza dare nessuna certezza sul futuro della storia。Dopo mesi， ho finalmente ripreso in mano la vita di Calliope Chase， scienziata della NASA， pronta per partire come astronauta e decisa a risolvere tutti gli intrighi nati nella base americana， dovuti alla spietata Neva Rong， capa della Pandora e diretta nemica dell’intelligence americana。La trama è talmente complessa che sarebbe impossibile da raccontare: Calliope si trova di fronte a una missione molto pericolosa mentre è perseguitata da sicari che vogliono uccidere tutta la sua famiglia。 Oltretutto， si ritrova invischiata nel progetto Gemini， nato da un’idea della madre， anche lei scienziata， che la porterà a dividersi dall’amata/odiata sorella Carme。Le due gemelle hanno un rapporto viscerale e profondo che， però， nasconde dei traumi， poiché Carme è sempre stata la più spregiudicata e sicura di sé mentre Calliope ha vissuto sempre un passo indietro， come se avesse sempre dovuto dimostrare qualcosa in più。Credo che il tema della sorellanza sia molto caro a Cornwell perché ho scoperto che è presente anche nella lunga saga di Kay Scarpetta: devo dire che mi sono sentita molto vicina al racconto poiché anche io ho una sorella a cui sono molto legata che， però， è sempre stata per me una bussola， un faro di perfezione a cui agognavo e che ho lottato per raggiungere。Spin è un romanzo molto complesso: si nota proprio l’impegno e lo studio dell’autrice che scrive di fisica quantistica， di ingegneria e di intelligenza artificiale con impegno ma anche estrema sicurezza。I lettori di Kay Scarpetta rimarranno spiazzati perché la facilità dei contenuti e dello stile di quella collana di libri qui vengono persi completamente: la lettura è difficile， spesso mi sono ritrovata a rileggere interi passaggi per cercare di capire meglio， altre cose non sono riuscita proprio a comprenderle， nonostante io abbia una preparazione scientifica。Credo che Cornwell abbia deciso di dare alle stampe la sua opera magna， il capolavoro di una vita costruito su ricerche e impegno magistrale。Nonostante le varie difficoltà， il tema non proprio classico e le numerose digressioni， Spin resta un bel romanzo: avventura， sentimento e valori morali si mischiano nella maniera più bella e lineare， lo stile rimane sempre armonioso， aulico， bello da leggere， mentre la trama si intensifica di colpi di scena ed eventi insospettabili。L’ambientazione è ben descritta e ruota intorno alle terribili tempeste che sconvolgono la zona della sede della NASA: il tempo， sempre inclemente， fa da contorno a una storia ricca di tinte fosche e di scelte molto difficili。Nonostante sia un thriller， Patricia Cornwell lascia molto spazio anche all’introspezione e al pensiero della protagonista （il romanzo è narrato da Calliope in prima persona）: risulta così impossibile non immedesimarsi in lei e tentare di capire le sue decisioni。Consigliato agli amanti della scienza o a chiunque voglia formarsi un bagaglio culturale su di essa: non ve ne pentirete！ 。。。more

Michael ，

Good readA pretty good read even though this is quite different than Patricia's Scarpetta series。 Hoping there will be more books in the future for Captain Chase。 Good readA pretty good read even though this is quite different than Patricia's Scarpetta series。 Hoping there will be more books in the future for Captain Chase。 。。。more

Georgianna Bland ，

Corn well， stuck to scarpetta not space！

Tracey Schaum ，

Too techy for me。 Not loving the character。

Diane Morrell ，

Good story。 Not so crazy with all the technical stuff。 I liked the characters and the plot of this book。 Not happy it left you hanging in the end but it's a series so it was expected。 Looking forward to reading more from this author。 Good story。 Not so crazy with all the technical stuff。 I liked the characters and the plot of this book。 Not happy it left you hanging in the end but it's a series so it was expected。 Looking forward to reading more from this author。 。。。more

Wendy Pattemore ，

Not her bestThe story is disjointed and rushed。 Lots of protagonists that we do t know much about。 Maybe for a more junior audience。 Early Scarpetta still the best。

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