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Livid

The chilling Kay Scarpetta thriller

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By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: January LaVoy
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Summary

 THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER. SCARPETTA IS COMING TO THE SCREEN SOON, STARRING NICOLE KIDMAN AND JAMIE LEE CURTIS
'I'M STILL SEEING STARS . . . KAY SCARPETTA IS THE SAME GRUMPY, WONDERFUL, RIVETING PERSONALITY SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AND SHE'S ONLY GETTING BETTER WITH TIME' JAMES PATTERSON

Murder and mayhem. Scarpetta is back, and she's racing against the clock . . .

Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge's sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects?

Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes tell-tale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out . . .

'RIVETING' THE TIMES

'CORNWELL'S ON BLISTERING FORM AND THIS ABSORBING THRILLER WILL KEEP YOU HOOKED' SUN

'CORNWELL KNOWS HOW TO CRAFT A MEAN PAGE-TURNER AND LIVID IS NO EXCEPTION' TELEGRAPH

'ONE OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS WRITING TODAY' GUARDIAN

'GRIPPING . . . SOUND THE KLAXON, DR KAY SCARPETTA IS BACK' HEAT

'SCARPETTA'S 26TH OUTING AND THE PLOTTING REMAINS EVERY BIT AS FRESH AS WHEN WE WERE INTRODUCED TO HER' BELFAST TELEGRAPH

'ASTONISHING . . . THIRTY YEARS ON, THERE'S STILL NO OTHER CRIME WRITER LIKE HER' SUNDAY TIMES©2022 Cornwell Enterprises, Inc. Crime Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Medical Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Exciting Suspense Murder Forensics
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Critic reviews

I'm still seeing stars. A great thriller. One of the hardest things as a series writer is keeping your famous heroes fresh year after year. Kay Scarpetta is not only still fresh, she's the same grumpy, wonderful, riveting personality she's always been - a full-on human being - and she's only getting better with time. I love catching up with her every year (JAMES PATTERSON)
Cornwell's on blistering form and this absorbing thriller will keep you hooked
Riveting
Cornwell knows how to craft a mean page-turner and Livid is no exception
More than thirty years and twenty-six Scarpetta books later, Cornwell is still knocking it out of the park
Gripping . . . Sound the klaxon, Patricia Cornwell's brilliant chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta is back
Post-mortem scenes that [will] make fans of this long-running series salivate . . . Something to look forward to
This is Scarpetta's 26th outing and the plotting remains every bit as fresh as when we were introduced to her
PRAISE FOR PATRICIA CORNWELL
One of the best crime writers writing today
Astonishing . . . Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her
The top gun in this field
America's most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction
Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns
A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller (BBC)
The Agatha Christie of the DNA age
The queen of the forensic thriller
Cutting-edge
When it comes to forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell
Slick, fast-paced and brilliant
All stars
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Scarlett’s back at her best. I love the Scarlett’s books but there have been a few disappointments along the way. Although this isn’t one of them the plot isn’t as complex as some of the earlier books. Still very pleasurable listen.

Slightly terrifying!

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I have read many Scarletta novels in hard but this was the first in audio. I found it seemed to take a long time to get going and the plot was very thin.

A very slow start

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Narration was great as per usual from January Lavoy, The story was amazing and what more could you expect from Patricia Cornwell, her writing just gets better and better with every book she writes. If her scarpetta series goes on to tv I will certainly be watching, as much as I love reading, I must say she is my no1 author, I have every book she's ever written and over the years you can see and read her true dedication to her writing and her readers. Long live scarpetta and the Legend that is Patricia Cornwell!

Loved it!

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The characters come to life, you will not be disappointed, being on the next in the series. 5 stars all the way!

Beautifully narrated.

Wow!

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I really enjoyed this book, Patricia is talented, Scarpetta is my favourite character and she still kicks ass!

Loved it!

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