Flesh and Blood

A Scarpetta Novel, Book 22

By: Patricia Cornwell

Narrated by: Lorelei King

Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Number one New York Times best-selling author Patricia Cornwell delivers the next enthralling thriller in her high-stakes series starring Kay Scarpetta - a complex tale involving a serial sniper who strikes chillingly close to the forensic sleuth herself.

It's Dr. Kay Scarpetta's birthday, and she's about to head to Miami for a vacation with Benton Wesley, her FBI profiler husband, when she notices seven pennies on a wall behind their Cambridge house. Is this a kids' game? If so, why are all of the coins dated 1981 and so shiny they could be newly minted? Her cellphone rings, and Detective Pete Marino tells her there's been a homicide five minutes away. A high school music teacher has been shot with uncanny precision as he unloaded groceries from his car. No one has heard or seen a thing.

In this twenty-second Scarpetta novel, the master forensic sleuth finds herself in the unsettling pursuit of a serial sniper who leaves no incriminating evidence except fragments of copper. The shots seem impossible, yet they are so perfect they cause instant death. The victims appear to have had nothing in common, and there is no pattern to indicate where the killer will strike next. First New Jersey, then Massachusetts, and then the murky depths off the coast of South Florida, where Scarpetta investigates a shipwreck, looking for answers that only she can discover and analyze. And it is there that she comes face to face with shocking evidence that implicates her techno genius niece, Lucy, Scarpetta's own flesh and blood.

©2014 Cornwell Entertainment, Inc. (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers

Unlistenable

If Lorelei King was paid more than Dollar,she was overpaid this book is unlistenable

Kept My Attention

If you could sum up Flesh and Blood in three words, what would they be?

Suspense, drama, crime

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

The plot moved quickly, and there were often little cliffhangers at the end of the chapters.

The Story was Great, the reader Inappropriate.

I think I have listened to all the Scarpetta series books. Unfortunately, this last one was spoiled by the choice of readers. I am sure that Lorelei King is a great reader for some other types of books but nothing beats Kate Reading's interpretation of Scarpetta as a super intelligent woman at constant war with the inner darkness that keeps threatening to overwhelm her and at times succeeds. This character should not be portrayed by a bright lilting voice. It needs the voice of someone who understands the character of Kay Scarpetta and can get into her body and mind. Please switch back to Kate Reading for the next novel in the series.

Nobody Does Their Homework like Cornwall!

One of Cornwall's best ever! Ballistics were fascinating! Loved the interview with Cornwall at the end!

A Visit with a Friend

This isn't my favorite Scarpetta tale, but every story is like checking in with old friends, so I still enjoyed it. I really enjoyed Lorelei King's narration.

No Disappointment

Good read from the first sentence and kept my interest all the way through. End took me by surprise because it seemed to happen so fast but already looking forward to the next Kay Scarpetta adventure.

A poor narrator

Would you try another book from Patricia Cornwell and/or Lorelei King?

The narrator's sing song voice was very annoying. Often times her voice tone did notmatrch the tone of the writing.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Flesh and Blood?

I do enjoy the characters and the story line.

Would you be willing to try another one of Lorelei King’s performances?

No

Could you see Flesh and Blood being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Yes I can see it as a TV series but do not have any idea who should star in it.

I love Scarpetta

The book was full of turns and twists that I really really enjoyed. However, the ending was a little different and left me wondering what's going on. Like, is there going to be another book following this about the same suspect and so on and so on. Other than that great work and thanks

Great book

Another great Scarpetta story. I'm not crazy about the narrator. I would recommend going back to the previous narrators.

Great book, Poor choice for narrator

Great book - liked seeing her work with Benton for a change. Even some sharing of her personal life with descriptions of hpuse and home. Scarpetta is always excited about learning new stuff - I like that about her. This book takes us mostly out of the morgue, an interesting approach to what else Scarpetta is capable of. I am also a Janet Evanovitch fan and have listened to all of her books - Benton sounding like Joe Morelli is just wrong! Lorelei King is Stephanie, not Kay!