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Livid

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25th October 2022

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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

Reviews

MAIL ON SUNDAY
The queen of the forensic thriller
BBC
A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller
LOVEREADING
More than thirty years and twenty-six Scarpetta books later, Cornwell is still knocking it out of the park
EXPRESS
The Agatha Christie of the DNA age
THE TIMES
Riveting
GUARDIAN
One of the best crime writers writing today
SUNDAY TIMES
Astonishing . . . Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her
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PRAISE FOR PATRICIA CORNWELL
HEAT
Gripping . . . Sound the klaxon, Patricia Cornwell's brilliant chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta is back
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The top gun in this field
TELEGRAPH
Cornwell knows how to craft a mean page-turner and Livid is no exception
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
When it comes to forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell
THE TIMES
America's most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction
MIRROR
Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns
KIRKUS
Post-mortem scenes that [will] make fans of this long-running series salivate . . . Something to look forward to
HEAT
Slick, fast-paced and brilliant
SUN
Cornwell's on blistering form and this absorbing thriller will keep you hooked
SUN
Cutting-edge
JAMES PATTERSON
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
BELFAST TELEGRAPH
This is Scarpetta's 26th outing and the plotting remains every bit as fresh as when we were introduced to her