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Livid

Kay Scarpetta (Book 26)

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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

Critics Review

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
SUN
Riveting
THE TIMES
Cornwell knows how to craft a mean page-turner and Livid is no exception
TELEGRAPH
More than thirty years and twenty-six Scarpetta books later, Cornwell is still knocking it out of the park
LOVEREADING
Gripping . . . Sound the klaxon, Patricia Cornwell's brilliant chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta is back
HEAT
Post-mortem scenes that [will] make fans of this long-running series salivate . . . Something to look forward to
KIRKUS
This is Scarpetta's 26th outing and the plotting remains every bit as fresh as when we were introduced to her
BELFAST TELEGRAPH
PRAISE FOR PATRICIA CORNWELL
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One of the best crime writers writing today
GUARDIAN
Astonishing . . . Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her
SUNDAY TIMES
The top gun in this field
DAILY TELEGRAPH
America's most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction
THE TIMES
Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns
MIRROR
A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller
BBC
The Agatha Christie of the DNA age
EXPRESS
The queen of the forensic thriller
MAIL ON SUNDAY
Cutting-edge
SUN
When it comes to forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Slick, fast-paced and brilliant
HEAT
Author Patricia Cornwell
Narrator January LaVoy
Series Kay Scarpetta
Duration 10 hours and 30 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781405553827
Format Audiobook
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Forensic science, Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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