Scarpetta

Version: Unabridged
Author: Patricia Cornwell
Narrator: Kate Reading
Genres: Thriller
Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks
Date: December 2008
Length: 15 hours
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Overview

A harrowing chase through cyberspace and the streets of New York City takes forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta to places she has never known--and much too close to home--in this new work from America's #1 bestselling crime writer.

Selected Reviews

Scarpeta

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

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by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

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Reviews (9)

Scarpeta

Written by Anonymous on October 7th, 2010

  • Book Rating: 1/5

This was a poor book. I am sorry that I rented it.

I wish I had read the reviews

Written by Anonymous on September 21st, 2010

  • Book Rating: 1/5

I wish I had read the reviews before selecting this book. I got through disc 4 and had to return it. Painful.

Scarpetta

Written by Linda from Houston, TX on August 27th, 2010

  • Book Rating: 1/5

In a word TERRIBLE. SO slow and boring. Cornwall's first books were so good and she really needs to stop because the more recent ones are going down the tubes. Could not even finish this one, please don't waste your time and selection!

scarpetta

Written by Anonymous on August 19th, 2010

  • Book Rating: 1/5

not good; didn't finish! Boring! reader: monotone!

Couldn't finish it

Written by Kent on August 5th, 2010

  • Book Rating: 1/5

This is the most boring book I've ever listened to - period. So boring that I had to stop on Disc 8 out of 12. I invested many hours of time to get through the first 8 discs but I couldn't keep going, even though I did want to know "who did it". The author throws in all kinds of prose and non-sensical information that isn't necessary for the story. Just drags on and on. The narrator has a voice that doesn't help. What starts out as maybe a little different way of narrations ends up being grating and adds to the boredom. Sorry, but I can't spend another minute on this book. Even reviewing it! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

Not the best

Written by shannon on March 6th, 2010

  • Book Rating: 3/5

Not her best work and I'm a big fan. It seems to be lacking something from her other works. The characters have changed quite a bit in the last few books and I think the books have lost something because of it.

Huh?

Written by Bonnie from Glen Burnie, MD on December 9th, 2009

  • Book Rating: 1/5

It takes a lot to overwhelm my OCD which requires me to finish whatever I start but this book prevailed. I made it to the 3rd CD then realized I was humming holiday songs, ejected the remaining CDs and rushed them to the Post Office. I used to love Cornwell's work but I could not begin to explain what was going on with this story. I doubt the author could either.

scarpetta

Written by Anonymous on November 28th, 2009

  • Book Rating: 1/5

Extremely slow moving. Not up to the caliber of her other books.

Scarpetta

Written by Kathy on July 17th, 2009

  • Book Rating: 1/5

By the end of CD #6 (with 6 more to go), when the story line hadn't progressed at all, I gave up. The thoughts of listening to another 6 CDs with a story that was moving slower than a glacier was more than I could bear. Also, I found the narrator's voice characterizations annoying. Not exactly as I've "heard" the characters in my head when I've read these books in hardcopy.

Selected Reviews

Scarpeta

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

I wish I had read the reviews

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Cornwell, Patricia

Patricia Cornwell is the winner of the 1991 Edgar Award, Britain's John Creasey Award, the Antony Award, and the MacCavity Award for best first mystery novel. She lives in Richmond, Virginia. Her latest novel, "From Potter's Field, " was a #1 "New York Times" bestseller.