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The Bone Bed

Scarpetta, Book 20

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The Bone Bed

By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: Lorelei King
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About this listen

The new Kay Scarpetta novel from the world's number-one best-selling crime writer. In Alberta, Canada, an eminent paleontologist disappears from a dinosaur dig site, and at the Cambridge Forensic Center, Kay Scarpetta receives a grisly communication that gives her a dreadful reason to suspect this may become her next case. Then, with shocking speed, events begin to unfold.

A body recovered from Boston Harbor reveals bizarre trace evidence hinting of a link to other unsolved cases that seem to have nothing in common. Who is behind all this? And whom can Scarpetta trust? Her lead investigator Pete Marino and FBI husband Benton Wesley are both unhappy with her because of personnel changes at the CFC, and her niece Lucy has become even more secretive than usual. Scarpetta fears she just may be on her own this time - against an enormously powerful and cunning enemy who seems impossible to defeat.

©2012 Patricia Cornwell (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Action & Adventure Crime Thrillers Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Thriller Fiction Suspense

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Enjoyed this audio book whilst on holiday in Turkey. Cornwell is definately back to her best in this gripper, Great plot, well written and had the depth I have missed in some of her more recent novels.

Cornwell back to her best!

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I enjoyed the story. The pace and content held ones attention throughout the book.

Lorelei King an excellent narrator.

Good descriptive thriller

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I have listened to or read a good number of the Scarlett’s series but this disappointed. I found it difficult to get really involved in this story. Some of the characters are a bit tired and the ending was almost an anticlimax. The plot didn’t really develop fully.

Not her best

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Much better than other recent works by same author. Getting back to the quality of storytelling in her early books.



Well narrated as usual by Lorelei King...

Classic Cornwell

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The narrator is always top notch. The story gets bogged down occasionally by medical terminology, but nevertheless the usual good story. Will always be a Scarpetta fan.

Thrilling and well-paced!

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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The first half of the book was very descriptive, laying out in great detail the recovery of the Leatherback turtle and the attached body

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Hugely disappointing

Did Lorelei King do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?

She reads well, but she needs better material than this

If this book were a film would you go see it?

No

Any additional comments?

I have read all the Scarpetta books the early ones were very enjoyable. However I think this book is mt last

SCARPETTA! What are you doing?

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The story, when it finally ended was clever but far too much padding, most of which was unnecessary.
14 chapters to get a body out of the water? Really?

Overblown with excessive description

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I have always read Patricia Cornwell’s books before but had not for a while and saw the Audible version.Wow! Lorelei King is superb! Thankyou! Loved listening. As always, an excellent and detailed story, given complete justice to by the narrator.

Totally absorbing

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Excellent book. Compelling. Could not await to discover each new twist in the plot. Willrecommmend it to my friends. Having it read added to the tension.

The Bone Bed

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thses book are amazeing get as many as you can tgeres a lot but all well wote griping intresting some terrorfireing you get involed woth the cartors

shuch a fab lady

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