The Bone Bed

Kay Scarpetta Mysteries, Book 20

De: Patricia Cornwell

Narrado por: Kate Reading

From one of the world’s number top selling crime writers comes the extraordinary twentieth Kay Scarpetta novel.

A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone bed in the remote wilderness of Canada. Somehow, the only evidence has made its way to the inbox of Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, over two thousand miles away in Boston. She has no idea why.

But as events unfold with alarming speed, Scarpetta begins to suspect that the paleontologist’s disappearance is connected to a series of crimes much closer to home: a gruesome murder, inexplicable tortures, and trace evidence from the last living creatures of the dinosaur age.

When she turns to those around her, Scarpetta finds that the danger and suspicion have penetrated even her closest circles. Her niece Lucy speaks in riddles. Her lead investigator, Pete Marino, and FBI forensic psychologist and husband, Benton Wesley, have secrets of their own. Feeling alone and betrayed, Scarpetta is tempted by someone from her past as she tracks a killer both cunning and cruel.

©2012 Cornwell Etertainment, Inc. (P)2012 Penguin Audio

sound

I did not like the volume level of the sound effects. far too loud, hard to hear the dialogue.

Always interesting

The writing is always good but with Lucy in the books they are even better. Always intriguing.

Great Job Ms. Cornwell!

I continue to find Dr. Kay Scarpetta novels to be interesting and well worth my time.

Why is it required?

Good but not better than others. Too much is required! Why do I buy it and still required to gove a review.

The gang is all here

Everyone has been involved ed, and Janet was reintroduced to us. Lucy is still youthful and fun but more severe and growing up. None of the characters feel forced to be involved, yet you can tell that they each have their own lives and work and sometimes feel annoyed listening to Dr. K. As always, it keeps me guessing and a bona ride nail-biter until the end. I continue to read the books in chronological order. I picked up where I stopped on book 8, and they’re only getting better.

Disappointing

Cornwell has been a consistent writer that definitely got distracted and it impacted the quality of this book.

Kay Scarpetta....excellent series

I have been a big fan of this series, I love the strong female lead and her sidekick and that her love life never seems to reach the level of completeness she desires.

confusing

kept getting lost and had to keep rewinding. Lucy sounds so boring, Benton's voice keeps changing. kept forgetting what the original story is about. on chapter 36 and trying to make it to the end. arrgh

Almost gave up

The narrator is horrible! I almost gave up very early on but stuck with it.
I enjoyed the story overall but some of it seemed repetitive and I’d skip forward.
Next time I go to buy a Patricia Cornwell book I’ll listen to the sample first. If it’s the same narrator, I won’t get it.
I’ve read many of Cornwell’s books over the years but this is only the 2nd I’ve listened to.

Better than books 18 & 19

Storyline and reader much better in this book. Worth the listen, hopefully we have moved past jealousy, pettiness, and Moreano can exist without all the hate thrown his way, and we can just get back to great storytelling.