{"product_id":"cornwell-livid-1","title":"Livid","description":"Review  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 -- JAMES PATTERSON  Cornwell's on blistering form and this absorbing thriller will keep you hooked ― SUN  Riveting ― THE TIMES  Cornwell knows how to craft a mean page-turner and Livid is no exception ― TELEGRAPH  More than thirty years and twenty-six Scarpetta books later, Cornwell is still knocking it out of the park ― LOVEREADING  Gripping . . . Sound the klaxon, Patricia Cornwell's brilliant chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta is back ― HEAT  Post-mortem scenes that [will] make fans of this long-running series salivate . . . Something to look forward to ― KIRKUS  This is Scarpetta's 26th outing and the plotting remains every bit as fresh as when we were introduced to her ― BELFAST TELEGRAPH  PRAISE FOR PATRICIA CORNWELL ― -  One of the best crime writers writing today ― GUARDIAN  Astonishing . . . Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her ― SUNDAY TIMES  The top gun in this field ― DAILY TELEGRAPH  America's most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction ― THE TIMES  Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns ― MIRROR  A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller -- BBC  The Agatha Christie of the DNA age ― EXPRESS  The queen of the forensic thriller ― MAIL ON SUNDAY  Cutting-edge ― SUN  When it comes to forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell ― NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW  Slick, fast-paced and brilliant ― HEAT  Product Description  THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER  '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 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  'ASTONISHING . . . THIRTY YEARS ON, THERE'S STILL NO OTHER CRIME WRITER LIKE HER' SUNDAY TIMES    Book Description  THE #1 BESTSELLER RETURNS, WITH A BRAND-NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER  From the Back Cover  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 . . .  About the Author  In 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Award","brand":"Sphere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40737026900053,"sku":"9781408725825N","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/3ef5a808-ad45-4dff-b3d1-7b312ef00457.jpg?v=1701791936","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/cornwell-livid-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}