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Unnatural Exposure

By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: C.J. Critt
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Publisher's summary

Filled with tension and continual surprises, Unnatural Exposure is a thrilling chapter in Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta's life, and a triumph for #1 New York Times best-selling author Patricia Cornwell.

The body of an elderly woman is found dismembered in a Virginia landfill. Scarpetta initially believes the clues mirror that of a serial killer she's tracked before. But upon further investigation, she discovers puzzling pox-like erruptions on the woman's body that, perhaps, point in another direction.

When the killer contacts her via e-mail, Scarpetta enlists the aid of her computer-savvy niece, Lucy, to help track this monster through cyberspace. Learning that the Virginia victim was exposed to a high-tech virus that might unleash an epidemic, Scarpetta realizes she's dealing with a sophisticated mind.

Her investigation leads her from the government's biological defense facility in Utah, to Atlanta's Center for Disease Control, and eventually to quarrantine, when it is discovered that Scarpetta has been exposed to this fatal virus. Along the way, she's forced to deal with the unscrupulous ambitions of a slick FBI agent, Lucy's problems, and her own turbulent feelings for Agent Wesley Benton.

Unnatural Exposure is the 8th book in the Kay Scarpetta series.

Don't miss the other titles in Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series.
©1997 Patricia Daniels Cornwell (P)2002 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"Cool, abrasive, with an edge sharper than a Stryker saw." (The New York Times Book Review)
"In this return to the luridly fascinating world of Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Cornwell delivers the goods." (Publishers Weekly)

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I was hooked on the page this is why I started reading these books can not wait for the next one

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Earlier Work

Good story. Before C.J. Critt truly developed her voices for the characters. Good work overall.

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Great

Great story!! Thrilling to the end’ Defined recommend! She never disappoints! Can’t wait to read another!

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Unnatural exposure

I love this author and this series great read. Can’t wait to read more of her books.

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My least Fav of great author

Love Patricia Cornwell books however, this was my least favorite. Hard to get past the contradictions during the read.

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Solid Scarpetta

Interesting, though terrifying, storyline about a mutant virus outbreak. Great reminders of pre 9/11 travel liberties and nice to see some overall plot points developing, in some cases wrapped up. Actually listened to it twice!

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Slow……..

The story moved at a snail’s pace. Too much narrative on surroundings and “filler” not her best. Narrator was ok

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Characters You Care About

Another good Kay Scarpetta mystery with characters you can care about. But wouldn't it be nice if government really cared about justice as much as Dr Scarpetta and some of her colleagues do.

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Hard to Survive Narrator

Thought the plot was pretty good. I always enjoy the characters in this particular story. Scarpetta is feeling distant from Benton listening to that narrator to Benton's voice. I'm disgusted by Benton. He sounds like a rodent. That said I got beyond it and enjoyed listening to the book that I read many years ago when it was first published permits I hope they will redo this audiobook.!

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Good story but terrible reader!

I haven't listened to a Scarpetta novel for a number of years or I guess I would have known to avoid this reader. As another reviewer noted, if my boyfriend sounded like that, he wouldn't be my boyfriend. There are several other books in the series I'd like to listen to but I don't think I can listen to another one read by Critt. Too bad.

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