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Livid

By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: January LaVoy
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Publisher's Summary

THE THRILLING KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER. SCARPETTA IS COMING TO THE SCREEN SOON, STARRING NICOLE KIDMAN AND JAMIE LEE CURTIS

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...

©2022 Cornwell Enterprises, Inc (P)2022 Hachette Audio UK

Critic Reviews

"One of the best crime writers writing today." (Guardian)

"Cornwell knows how to craft a mean page-turner and Livid Is no exception." (Telegraph)

"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)

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Brilliant

Enjoyed this very much. The characters in this series are always almost naturally developing more depth. Great narration too.

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Loved it

Big fan and loved this audio book. Found myself trying to finish it anytime of the day I had free

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Loved it

Enjoyed the narrator and great story line. I wnjoy this author and was not disappointed. off to fi d another one by this author.

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Outstanding Narration

January's narration was exceptionally good. Great story by Cornwell, she has her mojo back. Brilliant!

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Disappointed

I usually love The Kaye Scarpetta series. This latest book is boring, it has deviated a little too far from her other plots, to try to encompass too many issues of today. The Ukraine war, chemical warfare, AI technology etc.
it doesn’t work for me. This is just my opinion.

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Same Same

It’s all really repetitive if you are a long time reader of PC books. Disappointed really.

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Hmmm - not sure I'd read another

My main problem was that it didn't say a lot, but took a long time to say it. Nonetheless, I stayed the distance. Powerful leading character, and extremely well read.

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Not as good as usual

Interesting and once into it was still good, but not the typical brilliant Scarpetta stories I’ve come to expect and wait for

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Not bad!

Hooked me quickly, like so many of her better stories do. This one is a return to form, in my opinion, and the narration was mostly on point. I would recommend to someone wanting a quick, exciting read.

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A return to old

Great modern storyline.
Really enjoyed the narrators performance of the characters, using different voices. Can't wait for the next book!

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