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  • Trace

  • Kay Scarpetta Mysteries, Book 13
  • By: Patricia Cornwell
  • Narrated by: Kate Reading
  • Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (147 ratings)

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Trace

By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: Kate Reading
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Publisher's summary

Trace is the heart-stopping new Dr. Kay Scarpetta thriller from America's #1 best-selling crime writer.

Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing from south Florida, returns to the city that turned its back on her five years ago.

In Trace, Scarpetta travels to Richmond, Virginia, at the odd behest of the recently appointed Chief Medical Examiner, who claims that he needs her help to solve a perplexing crime. When she arrives, however, Scarpetta finds that nothing is as she expected: her former lab is in the final stages of demolition; the inept chief isn't the one who requested her after all; her old assistant chief has developed personal problems that he won't reveal; and a glamorous FBI agent, whom Marino dislikes instantly, meddles with the case.

Deprived of assistance from colleagues Benton and Lucy, who are embroiled in what first appears to be an unrelated attempted rape by a stalker, Scarpetta is faced with investigating the death of a 14-year-old girl and working with the smallest pieces of evidence, traces that only the most thorough hunters can identify. She must follow the twisting leads and track the strange details in order to make the dead speak, and to reveal the sad truth that may be more than even she can bear.

©2004 Cornwell Entertainment, Inc. (P)2004 Penguin Audio
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Scarpetta

I like that the readers.try to change their voices to match the characters BUT sometimes it doesn't quite make it. I'd rather the voices be from different people, esp if the reader wants to act it out.

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Great book

I love the Scarlett’s series! I listen on Audible and out of the Three readers for this series thus far, Kate Reading is my absolute favorite!

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Gripping tale

A lot of loose ends at the end - will they be tidied up in future tales? Do I care enough to find out?

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Another excellent read!

This mystery novel had a lot of intricately woven storylines going on. Great weaving of the plot to keep me interested till the end. Loved it

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Story was good

Narrator was good, I could recognize the characters by the readers voice. Story was interesting!

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Confused

I’m on a mission to read the Scarpetta series. The narrator was excellent with the reading. Changing her voice kept the story interesting. The story line was all over the place. It was hard to keep up at times. But on to the next one. Happy reading!

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I love Kay and Marino

I really enjoyed this Scarpetta mystery. I am actually reading all the Scarpetta books in order for the second time. That is how great Patricia Cornwell writes!

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Favorite series

I love this series with Kay Scarpeta, Moreno and hearing of more of their adventures.

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Writing

I have noticed over the last couple books that the writing has changed. I don’t know if the author did that purposely to hear from each characters point of view, but it’s interesting to be able to understand how each character/thinks. One of my favorite series, I’m still chugging along through it!

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Better than the Last One

Theses last two books in the series seem to be written by a ghost writer. I’ve enjoyed this series but the characters, the writing has changed.

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