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Unnatural Death
- Kay Scarpetta, Book 27
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
Two mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta's career . . .
Chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.
The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.
After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.
'A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of the genre'
SUN
'A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest'
CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END
'An edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists'
DAILY MAIL
'Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best'
M. J. ARLIDGE, author of EYE FOR AN EYE
'Cornwell really is in a league of her own'
BOOK OF THE WEEK, HEAT
'Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction'
ANDREA MARA, author of NO ONE SAW A THING
'Cornwell proves once again why she is a crime writer still at the top of her game'
WOMAN'S WEEKLY
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- Anonymous User
- 08-05-24
Surprise ending
Enjoyed the plot twists and character interactions. The story was very well written but I think the narrative was lacking something.
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- Stephen Murphy
- 27-05-24
Same old...
....with a fantastical sci-fi flavour. I haven't listened to a Scarpetta novel for years and soon remembered why. The interesting post-mortem-y stuff is always followed by more buffoonery from Marino (?Merino) who is the most implausible oaf. His every scene drags the whole thing down.
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- lisa davis
- 11-09-24
Pure riveting suspense
I already reviewed this book halfway through but I’m going to write more. This book put Patricia back up to the number one spot for me, a golden number one. I won’t let on so as not to spoil it but it was bloody brilliant!
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- Cassell July
- 24-02-24
Another great Scarpetta novel
Really enoyable. Performance from the narrator was fantastic. Although, Lucy's character reminded me of an entitled teenager, not how I have pictured her from other books. But a great performance job the less, especially Scarpetta and Marino.
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- Catherine Craig (Angelic Light), UK
- 15-12-23
Amazing!
This is book 27 in the Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell. Patricia is one of my favourite authors, and I have read all of her books. She is a fantastic and clever writer. I love her characters Kay, Lucy, Benton and Marino, and I always enjoy reading about every case they are investigating. They are like family to me.
In this book, which I loved, chief medical examiner Dr Scarpetta is examining the remains of two campers in Northern Virginia, who have been mauled beyond recognition. Along with Marino, Benton and Lucy, she investigates, to try and find out who committed these brutal murders.
I highly recommend this book, and all the books in this series!
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- Avril
- 05-06-24
Well worth a listen
A bit slow at the beginning but gripping once it gets going a few red herrings which kept me on my toes
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- Mr. I. Hamilton
- 27-11-23
Descriptions
At times gratuitous and unnecessary to explain a medical examiners work Earlier books were so much better in this respect
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- ashleigh chipp
- 06-12-23
Not what I expected
I usually really enjoy anything scarpetta however this book seemed very rushed and random. Very disjointed beginning a more recognisable mid story and a disappointing ending rehashing old characters. It was Ok might be more enjoyable in print.
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- lynne
- 05-02-24
Long and drawn out
Preferred Cornwalls Earlier writing. All the high tech stuff not to my taste. Prefer a more authentic type story
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- Melanie H
- 03-12-23
Brilliant
I’ve read every book in the series, and really enjoyed the latest. Her knowledge of the field is spectacular and the book is well researched and written
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