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

The #1 Bestseller Returns, With a Brand-new Kay Scarpetta Thriller

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. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects?

Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes tell-tale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out . . .

'One of the best crime writers writing today' Guardian

'Astonishing . . . Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her' Sunday Times

'America's most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction' The Times