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Chaos

By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
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 No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers the twenty-fourth engrossing thriller in her high-stakes series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.

Someone is following you…
One summer evening in New England, two young girls stumble upon a body. Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta arrives at the scene to find a young woman has been attacked with almost superhuman force.

Someone is taunting you…
Meanwhile, people close to Scarpetta start receiving suspicious calls. Could they be linked to Scarpetta’s anonymous cyber stalker, Tailend Charlie?

Someone wants to destroy you…
A second death shocks Scarpetta to her core. Because analysis of the body shows a material that doesn’t exist on earth. And it’s clear that someone, or something, is coming for her, and is hell-bent on creating chaos…

©2016 Cornwell Entertainment, Inc. (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Medical Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Suspense

Critic Reviews

‘Slick, fast-paced and brilliant’ Heat
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I only listen when I’m driving and there were times I sat parked out the front of my house just to see what happened next
It was great and I loved it

Another griping Patricia Cornwall

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great book, enjoyed the story but spoiled by narration, whic was too slow and lacking animation

Better narration needed

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Absolutely loved the story! I didn’t want to stop listening!! I’m devastated that I have to wait for the new book! I don’t want it to be over

Great story

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I found this a bit hard to get in to. Not the usual action packed novel Patricia usually produces. I still enjoyed the story and it made me think more of our new technology in today's society.

Ok read

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Having been a fan of Patricia Cornwell for around 20 years I was keen to read this latest chapter. The problem is though that with every passing novel PC is slowing the action down to a snails pace. Sometimes you just want to scream because there are more time spent on painstakingly detailed descriptions of luxurious houses than any movement of story. The same goes for the constant explanations of the main character’s relationships with each other. So much of it feels like it’s been cut and pasted from the last novel. We get it! If you’re reading this novel there’s a pretty good chance you’ve read the others. We know whose who in the zoo. The constant internal dialogue is making poor Scarpetta sound more like and old grandma than a super sleuth.
So... if you can wade through the achingly slow pace for the first half of the book, the rewards are there. Bizarrely things finally get moving - and resolved - with some twists for good measure.
The performance is also pretty annoying to start, and it feels like everyone’s yelling at each other. That too passes. Just stick with it for a solid finish.

Persistence pays off

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Narrator was a bit better. Not as loud but still not clear “voices” for each character. Some things are repeated too many times. I also don’t understand why people who trust and love each other don’t share information. The story was good and interesting.

Good plot but dragged out a little

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Another brilliant thriller from Patricia Cornwell. It never ceases to amaze me at how involved I get with Cornwell’s writing. She keeps us on our toes till the nail biting last. Time after time she has me on the hook and now can’t wait to read the next one in the Kay Scarpetta series!

Brilliant

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Once again the performance was disappointing, it is difficult to tell characters apart & I felt the narrator was constantly yelling.
The story was slow but intricate, however, I felt it was predictable.

Average story

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Totally enjoyed the latest book in this series.

I love the way what appears to be totally unrelated cases get tied together as the story progresses

Chaos

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For the first 7 chapters it seemed to waffle on and on.....going no where. Talk about the CIA. To listen to the main characters keep information of vital importance from each other I found a joke..... the science was interesting but that’s about it I’m sorry to say.

Bored

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