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Scarpetta [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Patricia Cornwell (Author), Mary Stuart Masterson (Reader)
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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Hachette Audio (7 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 140550157X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405501576
  • Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 140,169 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Leaving behind her forensic pathology practice in South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta takes up an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured patient in a psychiatric ward. The handcuffed and chained patient, Oscar Bane, has specifically asked for her, and when she literally has her gloved hands on him, he begins to talk ? and the story he has to tell turns out to be one of the most bizarre she has ever heard. He says his injuries were sustained in the course of a murder ...that he did not commit. Is Bane a criminally insane stalker who has fixed on Scarpetta? Or is his paranoid tale true, and it is he who is being spied on, followed and stalked by the actual killer? The only thing Scarpetta knows for certain is that a woman has been tortured and murdered ? and that more violent deaths will follow...

About the Author

Patricia Cornwell's first novel, POSTMORTEM, was published in 1990 and won five international awards. Her Scarpetta novels have since become Number One bestsellers throughout the world. She has also published three police procedurals, HORNET'S NEST, SOUTHERN CROSS and ISLE OF DOGS.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Huge disappointment, 20 Jun 2009
This review is from: Scarpetta (Paperback)
Used to be a Patricia Cornwell and Kay Scarpetta fan but not any more. It was a huge effort going through the first 50 pages and I just gave up. And this is the first time ever I did not complete a book I had started. Enough said.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Very boring, 21 April 2009
This review is from: Scarpetta (Hardcover)
The author, Patricia Cornwell, was one of my favorites. I read her books featuring Scarpetta as soon as they came out. They were gripping, full of action and interlinked plots.

This latest book is from a tired Cornwell who has run out of ideas. Its a thin, very slow, boring and unconvincing plot, padded out with mundane and dull detail. By page 190 nothing of substance had happened and I started speed reading in the vain hope of getting to vintage Cornwell. I gave up soon after.

I'm not buying anymore books from Cornwell. She's past her prime.
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars What rubbish, 4 Jan 2009
This review is from: Scarpetta (Hardcover)
The early Scarpetta books were great but her recent novels have been a complete waste of time. The plots and characters are unbelievable and the writing disjointed. I bought this book in the hope that she might have improved, and she has - just a bit - but certainly not enough for me to give her another chance.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Hard work but just about worth it in the end
I haven't read that many Patricia Cornwell novels but those I have read have been engaging and enjoyable. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Jonathan Clark

2.0 out of 5 stars It could have been a good story...
It is presumed that the reader is fully up to date and speed on all details of the main characters i.e. all previous books have been read. WRONG. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. Audrey Williams

2.0 out of 5 stars The weakest Cornwell yet.
The Scarpetta books have gradually been getting worse and this book did nothing to alleviate that trend. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sherlock Conway

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read for anyone who enjoys crime/thrillers
It may not be up to the standard of her previous 'scarpetta' books, but it's still a very good read and kept me turning the pages 'til long past my bed time. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Angel Trivia

1.0 out of 5 stars Excruciating
I have been a Cornwell fan from the first book she wrote but I this I found so difficult to read that I indeed have my doubts as to whether Cornwell did in fact write it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jane Grabow

2.0 out of 5 stars going down - a change for the worse
I have enjoyed nearly all her previous books - Predator was a bit off centre and I didn't enjoy Hornets Nest etc - but this one is different. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Grahame Underwood

5.0 out of 5 stars scarpetta at its best
Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta is as good as any of the books. The reader is kept on the edge of the seat till the last page. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Pauline Horner

1.0 out of 5 stars Skip the first 300 pages!
If you're after any action in this book, skip the firt 300 pages. There's nothing happening up to that part of the book. Simple as that. Read more
Published 3 months ago by P. Mendonca

2.0 out of 5 stars Not one of her best
The last couple of Scarpetta's outings have been less than exciting and this one is even worse. It doesn't get going until the last quarter of the book, the murderer is obvious... Read more
Published 4 months ago by G. Beech

3.0 out of 5 stars Kept my attention to the end but...
I had the good fortune to start reading Cornwell's Scarpetta novels from the first book onwards. They were exciting, thrilling books. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Miss Jelly

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