Livid

The chilling Kay Scarpetta thriller

By: Patricia Cornwell

Narrated by: January LaVoy

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.

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

not the best scarpetta

not the best scarpetta. the ending seemed very rushed. I know she can write better than that, so it's slightly disappointing.

Livid

As usual a great book by Patricia Cornwell. Intense and grips your attention till the last page.

Very enjoyable

Some poetic license used with the technicalities but a great read nonetheless. Looking forward to the next one already.

Overall a very enjoyable experience.

I hadn’t listened to or read a Scarpetta novel for the longest time but I’ve now been listening to the available books on Audible. I like the Scarpetta series; they’re a bit bloody but not too much and I find them informative and feel that I’ve learned quite a lot through the years.
I really enjoyed this specific book.
Finally I’d like to applaud January LaVoy on her narration, she’s incredible.