The Scarpetta Factor

Kay Scarpetta, Book 17

De: Patricia Cornwell

Narrado por: Kate Reading

In this provocative thriller, forensic expert Kay Scarpetta is surrounded by familiar faces, yet traveling down the unfamiliar road of fame....

It is the week before Christmas. A tanking economy has prompted Dr. Kay Scarpetta—despite her busy schedule and her continuing work as the senior forensic analyst for CNN—to offer her services pro bono to New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. In no time at all, her increased visibility seems to precipitate a string of unexpected and unsettling events, culminating in an ominous package—possibly a bomb—showing up at the front desk of the apartment building where she and her husband, Benton, live. Soon the apparent threat on Scarpetta’s life finds her embroiled in a surreal plot that includes a famous actor accused of an unthinkable sex crime and the disappearance of a beautiful millionaire with whom her niece, Lucy, seems to have shared a secret past.

Scarpetta’s CNN producer wants her to launch a TV show called The Scarpetta Factor. Given the bizarre events already in play, she fears that her growing fame will generate the illusion that she has a “special factor,” a mythical ability to solve all her cases. She wonders if she will end up like other TV personalities: her own stereotype.

©2009 Cornwell Entertainment, Inc. (P)2009 Penguin

Another Hit!!

Enjoying the series. The characters finally get another part of the overall threat to finally come out of hiding. Narration is done well. Have to say the story is well written, detailed and keeps the reader/listener engaged in the storyline.

Fantastic

Love all the ones i listened to so far, can’t wait for the next one!

Most of the loose ends are tied up.

Can always count on Patricia Cornwell for an excellent story. I’ve been reading about these people’s lives for over 20 years.

So Good!

This book was sooo good! It brought so many emotions out. It was hard to stop reading/listening. The ending was so surprising.

New York accent?

I love these books, but up until “Scarpetta” I’ve always read them. I’m really put off but the readers voice for Marino or anyone in the story from New York. She makes all the characters sound like Rocky or like they have marbles in their mouths, even the women.