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Cruel and Unusual

By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: C. J. Critt
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When an executed murderer’s fingerprints turn up at a new crime scene, Kay Scarpetta investigates. Prepare for the kind of riveting suspense this best-selling author delivers so well.

©1993 Patricia D. Cornwell (P)1993 Recorded Books, LLC
Detective Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Exciting Scary

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Another great book in the series.

Another great book wish the end was a little better but I'm sure it will continue.

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One of my favorite one!

I totally loved this story. The plot was unimaginable and thickened all the way to the end. I an anxiously onto the next bool in this series!

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Twisted storyline

choppy audio editing but the story was so twisted that I held out. The multiple interactions kept me guessing until the end.

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love the characters, you getvto know them after a few books

a few pauses in reading that repeat ..like hesitation or an old record with a scratch

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Confusing story

The story was hard to follow. Many characters and different places. The narrator was good.

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Weak plot

The plot was too complicated and unresolved. Hard to follow storyline. Guilty parties were not closed out.

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just love Patricia Cornwell

Ugly villains per usual with demented preferences. All my favorite characters earlier in their histories as I've read more recent books. Really enjoyed reading about her relationship with her niece at 16 and dealing with career sabotage.

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Exciting

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

I would recommend This book it was very exciting.

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The story line was fantastice the charaters were very realistice and the book brought their human vulnerabilities

Which character – as performed by C. J. Critt – was your favorite?

I loved the character Benton

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Neither

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I can't wait to read the next book. I just started reading her books and each one I read I have a new appreaciation for her writing and the characters in the book.

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Title doesn’t match the story

It was a good book. It had a lot of intrigue and kept my interest. But why it’s titled Cruel & Usual I don’t understand because for its genre, it wasn’t that cruel or unusual.

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Love

Love Patricia Cornwell's books! I've read them all, now it's neat being able to listen to them!

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