Livid: The new Kay Scarpetta thriller from the No.1 bestseller

COMING SOON: THE NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER, FROM THE LEGENDARY PATRICIA CORNWELL

Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge’s sister has been found dead - and at first glance, it appears to be a home invasion. But nothing was stolen, and there’s no apparent reason for the victim dropping dead while making tea in the kitchen.

At the scene, Scarpetta recognizes telltale signs of the unthinkable, but the worst is yet to come. Scarpetta finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out …

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