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  • Unnatural Death

  • Kay Scarpetta, Book 27
  • By: Patricia Cornwell
  • Narrated by: January LaVoy
  • Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (90 ratings)
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Unnatural Death

By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: January LaVoy
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Summary

THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE 120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER

Two mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta's career . . .

In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series, 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.

©2023 Patricia Cornwell (P)2023 Hachette Audio UK

Critic reviews

'One of the best crime writers writing today' GUARDIAN

'Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her' SUNDAY TIMES

'The top gun in this field' DAILY TELEGRAPH

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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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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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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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Another great story

Strong characters and interesting (hopefully never to happen in real life!) storyline. Would totally recommend this book.

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unnerving!

One of the best books I've listened to recently. It created an unsettling but believable atmosphere with a very good storyline

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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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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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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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Not her usual storyline

I’m a huge fan and I’ve read every book shed every written a couple of times over. I’ve been waiting eagerly for the book to come out but unfortunately I was a bit disappointed with the story line. I guess it’s left open for more books but not her usual “ wow that was fantastic “which is a shame 😕

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Good installment

Good installment in the Scarpetta series but feels a bit like a filler book as not a lot happens - it feels like it was missing something that the other books in the series had. Hopefully this story is carried on and given more detail in the next book.

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