Livid

#26 Kay Scarpetta

Patricia Cornwell

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25 October 2022

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense; Forensic science

Series: Kay Scarpetta

COMING SOON: THE NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER, FROM THE LEGENDARY PATRICIA CORNWELL

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 . . .

'ONE OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS WRITING TODAY' GUARDIAN

'ASTONISHING . . . THIRTY YEARS ON, THERE'S STILL NO OTHER CRIME WRITER LIKE HER' SUNDAY TIMES

'AMERICA'S MOST STIMULATING AND CHILLING WRITER OF CRIME FICTION' THE TIMES

By: Patricia Cornwell
Imprint: Sphere
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781408725825
ISBN 10: 1408725827
Series: Kay Scarpetta
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 25 October 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patricia Cornwell is recognized as one of the world's top bestselling crime authors with novels translated into thirty-six languages in more than 120 countries. Her novels have won numerous prestigious awards including the Edgar, the Creasey, the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Prix du Roman d'Aventure. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Patricia has written a definitive book about Jack the Ripper, a biography, and three more fiction series among others. Cornwell, a licensed helicopter pilot and scuba diver, actively researches the forensic technologies that inform her work. She was born in Miami, grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston.

Reviews for Livid (#26 Kay Scarpetta)

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 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 * - * 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 *