What to know about Livid
Livid by Patricia Cornwell was first published in 2022, and it sits in the Kay Scarpetta series.
Livid is Book 26 in the Kay Scarpetta series. New readers should begin with Book 1, Postmortem. The book just before this one is Autopsy. 1 of the 31 books in the series have a full review here.
Identity Unknown is the one Patricia Cornwell book we have reviewed, at 4 out of 5.
From the publisher
In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Cornwell’s #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests.
Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has just inherited one of the most notorious cases of her career. Two years ago, a former beauty queen’s body washed up on the shore of Wallops Island, Virginia. She was last seen on a boat with her fiancé, who has since been held in jail while awaiting trial.
Scarpetta must act as the expert witness for the case—an investigation previously botched by another forensic pathologist. After a grueling cross-examination by the prosecutor, Scarpetta leaves the court only to discover that the sister of the judge on her case has been found dead.
Scarpetta ultimately finds herself facing a powerful, invisible enemy who’s planning the unthinkable . . .
Description supplied by the publisher.
We haven’t read Livid yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.
