Livid
A Scarpetta Novel
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4.1 • 1.2K Ratings
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Publisher Description
In this thrilling installment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests, with SCARPETTA soon to be a streaming series starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.
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 telltale 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 . . .
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The race is on to hunt down a killer—and their bizarre, dangerous weapon—in this gory entry in the Kay Scarpetta series. Chief medical examiner Kay is a key witness in a beauty queen’s sensational murder trial, which gets disrupted when the judge’s sister is brutally murdered. This entry of Patricia Cornwell’s hit series is one hell of a ride. As always, Cornwell throws us headfirst into the action and all the power, corruption, and lies behind the killings. Even if you’re a newcomer to Kay Scarpetta’s wild world, Livid is a winner.
Customer Reviews
Entertaining and Typucal
Entertaining as always but typical for PC. The book ends abruptly and rather randomly. Still an entertaining read .
Lengthy un-necessary descriptions
Not her best
Oh brother…
As the series goes on there are more references to the evil and corrupt republicans, 1/6 people who end up being the crazed anarchy villains of this story using microwaves that once again almost kill the doc. Weirdly, the burning down of America, riots, city takeovers and cop killings, school shootings Nevada massacre and who they are done by are never mentioned. The stories get more outrageous and one sided politics getting to be whatever. Lucy the spaced out killer who stops the brutality of bashing in one’s head when the calm soothing voice of Aunt Kay repeatedly tells her to stop, is now with the secret service… at least Lucy isn’t in love with her computer wife emoji Janet, at least it isn’t mentioned in this book, yet again this unfortunate and unstable woman is secret service accepted. Marino still gawks at women while married to Dorothy a self serving snoop and of course the docs boss and his secretary make her life miserable and want her gone and try to sabotage her…just silly, and they will return!