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Livid: A Scarpetta Novel | Patricia Cornwell
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In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Cornwell's #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests. Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has just inherited one of the most notorious cases of her career. Two years ago, a former beauty queen's body washed up on the shore of Wallops Island, Virginia. She was last seen on a boat with her fianc, who has since been held in jail while awaiting trial. Scarpetta must act as the expert witness for the case--an investigation previously botched by another forensic pathologist. After a grueling cross-examination by the prosecutor, Scarpetta leaves the court only to discover that the sister of the judge on her case has been found dead. Scarpetta ultimately finds herself facing a powerful, invisible enemy who's planning the unthinkable . . .
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ShelleyBooksie
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Kay Scarpetta never disappoints! This one was about murder by microwave (not a spoioer) - very interesting.

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Kboltz
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This Scarpetta novel is quick but I liked it. Cornell has gone back to writing a story with her coroner Kay Scarpetta in the style in which she started writing this series. Good coroner info and in this one a microwave gun!

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KristiAhlers
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I love this author. She‘s a go to for me when I want. Good mystery/suspense read. Her latest is no different…although there is a character in the first few chapters I‘d have cheerfully strangled. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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OutsmartYourShelf
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The first few chapters were hard going due to the obnoxious prosecutor... The overarching plot was good & I particularly liked how the different crime scenes were eventually tied together.... It just seemed a little clinical & little familiar - the machinations of a boss who dislikes her, earlier cases now under revision - you would think Scarpetta had earned a little trust & respect by now. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf I'll keep reading these as long as they keep being released, but I feel they've lost the heart & soul of what they were originally. I've re-read the first five or six books many times, but I'm not sure I will re-read the later ones as often. 3.5🌟

My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Little, Brown Book Group UK/Sphere, for the opportunity to read an ARC. #NetGalley

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4804678152
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Suelizbeth
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Kay Scarpetta comes roaring back, and I love it! She is in the middle of much controversy, as usual, but doesn‘t compromise her principles. Is there murder and mayhem? Of course. And she gets to work with her husband, Benton, which is always a bonus. Lucy and Marino are front and center, as well. The writing, the action, the mysterious “weapon”, terrorists, secrets, government agencies, and a plot that just tears along. Next?!?! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️