Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell audiobook

Black Notice

By Patricia Cornwell
Read by Kate Reading

HarperCollins, HarperAudio 9780399145087

The Kay Scarpetta Series: Book 10

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781481533935

  • ISBN: 9781481533928

Runtime: 12.35 Hours
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

A #1 New York Times bestseller

Following the post mortem of a stowaway which reveals neither cause of death nor identity, Dr Kay Scarpetta travels to Paris in search of information. In Paris she is given a secret mission, a mission which could ruin her career.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“As in the nine Scarpettas past here it’s not the novel’s events, startling as they are, that propel the story so much as the deep-hearted responses of Kay, as real a hero as any in thriller fiction, to the ‘evil’—her word—that threatens…A thunderhead of disquietude hangs over this compulsively readable novel…but to Cornwell’s considerable credit, the unease arises ultimately not from the steady potential for violence but from a more profound horror: the vulnerability of a good woman like Kay to a world beset by the corrupt, the cruel, the demonic.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A brilliantly paced adventure.” Kirkus Reviews
“This novel focuses on the features that made Cornwell’s earliest novels so interesting—the slow unraveling of a mystery using Scarpetta’s skill and intelligence…and fans of her work should enjoy it immensely. Recommended for public libraries and popular reading collections.” Library Journal
“Reader Kate Reading…gives her usually low-key characterization of the usually low-key Scarpetta just the right edge as flashes of despair threaten to overtake her controlled life. Although Reading thoroughly becomes Scarpetta through her expert narration, she has other strengths as well. Her interpretation of each minor character—some appearing only once or twice—breathes life into individuals who, in the hands of a less competent reader, would otherwise blend and vanish from memory.” Library Journal (audio review)
“When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell.” New York Times Book Review, praise for the author

Reviews

Reviews

Author

Author Bio: Patricia Cornwell

Author Bio: Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell is recognized as one of the world’s top bestselling crime authors with many New York Times bestselling novels. She wrote her debut, Postmortem, while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia, and it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards, as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventures—the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. Beyond the Kay Scarpetta series, she has written a definitive book about Jack the Ripper, a biography, and three more fiction series, among others.

Details

Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Runtime: 12.35
Audience: Adult
Language: English