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Postmortem

A Scarpetta Novel

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By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: C. J. Critt
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Four young women have been found murdered—tortured and strangled in their own beds—all victims of the same brilliant monster. Using a skilled hand and the latest technology in forensic medicine, Kay Scarpetta begins the process of gathering the microscopic clues the latest battered body has to give.

©1990 Patricia D. Cornwell (P)1993 Recorded Books, LLC

Accolades & Awards

Anthony Award
1991
Anthony Award Mystery Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Suspense Scary
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I loved this book when I read it 27 years ago, and continued to love the series through the first 10(ish) books. But then I stopped reading them... for no reason. Recently I made the decision to revisit the series and so I am starting from the beginning. The result is that I still love this book. It was fascinating to find how far technology has come. Often I was surprised by the difficulties they encountered from things that would be easy today. Actually, in some ways this added to the enjoyment for me.

The book is gritty and dark; it is often profane and sometimes a little gruesome. It features a woman in job that is still dominated by men almost 30 years together. It is fierce. And I really like her soon-to-be good friend Pete Marino. Like Milo in the Alex Delaware series, he is gruff, grumpy and sometimes atrocious. Also like Milo, he is dogged in his pursuit of the bad guys and steadfast in his defense of the law. He provides a little levity to the book and is my favorite character.

CJ Critt is one of my favorite narrators. She never fails to give the characters life.

Gritty -- featuring an intelligent & strong woman

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, but would recommend listening to this particular reading before listening to another artist's reading

Who was your favorite character and why?

Kay Scarpetta is more than likely my favorite character. I enjoy the fact that this book and that Ms. Cornwell's first few and last few books have been written from the perspective of Kay Scarpetta. It allows you the ability to get inside Kay's head. The books in the series that are written from the third person allow you to be an observer in the action of the book but the ones that Ms. Cornwell wrote from Scarpetta's perspective get you really into the action of the book. I also enjoy Pete Marino, from the perspective that, I am a man and he really portrays that male bravado that you might expect from a NYC police officer.

Which scene was your favorite?

I can't say that I had a favorite scene but I do enjoy how Ms. Cornwell brings the action to a close, keeping you on your seat. I often find that I am trying to guess "whodunnit" and have yet to get it right.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes but I listen to my audiobooks in the car on my drive to work. The books are definitely long enough to keep you interested but not saying, when is the next exciting thing going to happen. I would have loved to been able to listen all in one sitting.

Gotta Love Scarpetta

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This one gives a great story. As usual Cornwell delivers a forensic great, with understandable workings of the systems.

Wow again another one.

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Do yourself a favor, if you are starting the series READ this book. The narrator makes some key characters extremely difficult to listen to.

Narrator kills the story

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I loved the story and have listened to several Scarpeta books. the only reason I don't give a 5 is a lot of swearing and using my God's name repeatedly.

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