At Risk

By: Patricia Cornwell

Narrated by: Kate Reading

A Massachusetts state investigator is called home from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course at the National Forensic Academy. His boss, the district attorney, attractive but hard-charging, is planning to run for governor, and as a showcase she's planning to use a new crime initiative called At Risk-its motto: "Any crime, any time." In particular, she's been looking for a way to employ cutting-edge DNA technology, and she thinks she's found the perfect subject in an unsolved twenty-year-old murder-in Tennessee. If her office solves the case, it ought to make them all look pretty good, right?

Her investigator is not so sure-not sure about anything to do with this woman, really-but before he can open his mouth, a shocking piece of violence intervenes, an act that shakes up not only both their lives but the lives of everyone around them. It's not a random event. Is it personal? Is it professional? Whatever it is, the implications are very, very bad indeed . . . and they're about to get much worse.

Sparks fly, traps spring, twists abound-this is the master working at the top of her game.

View the trailer for "Patricia Cornwell's At Risk", premiering on Lifetime on April 10, 2010.©2006 Cornwell Enterprises, Inc.; (P)2006 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., and Books on Tape. All rights reserved. Penguin Audio is a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

Critic reviews

Praise for At Risk

“Highly entertaining…fascinating characters, solid plot, great pacing and expertly crafted prose.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“…a tautly plotted story with solid characters, sharp dialogue and a nice handful of twists…”—The Denver Post

“Cornwell skillfully blends her characters’ personal and professional lives into a thriller that is neither predictable nor mundane.”—The Canadian Press

“Scary.”—The Boston Globe

It was OK

One of her better books. I found it not as engaging hear it Look forward to some of her new work.

A start of a good series

It’s a short book. A good listen also. Took a little while to get into but worth the listen.

She ain't what she used to be

Once my favoriate author, Cornwell should take a break and try to recapture her old style. Granted, this is an improvement over her most recent works but I miss the old writing style...But her first couple books are still her best works...

Pretty Good, but not Scarpetta :(

This was a pretty good story in a two book series. The characters weren't quite as likable as the ones from the Scarpetta Series, but it was still pretty decent.

It Was A Risk to record this book

The story line is pretty good. The reader is not so good. For an early book, Cornwell did much better than I could to create suspense.