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Hornet's Nest
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
Deputy Chief Virginia West likes her boss. But when a number of visiting businessmen are murdered in her city by a maniac with a penchant for painting his victims bright orange, she objects to his edict that a rookie reporter accompany her on patrol.
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- wj
- 20-06-21
Very long and tedious
I gave up before the end, this book is just too boring.
I loved Scarpetta or have I confused the author!? ... this is too long, disjointed, and sorry to say boring.
I hoped it would find its stride but it doesn't.
The narrator's voice is easy to listen too,
Not worth a credit.
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- Michael Armstrong
- 08-10-21
Cornwell at her best
Another 'binge listen' book which was covered over meal times and bed times.
With a good plot and multiple sub-plots it kept my wife and I listening. Her descriptive writing gave plenty for the imagination to conjure with. Excellent.
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- scheherazada
- 02-09-20
Dull
I was disappointed, this book is really boring. Its nothing like the author's other books..
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- Janey
- 26-11-20
Just annoying
I have downloaded some awful books recently, but this is the worst. I have always held the view that a book should always be finished, which is not a difficult task usually, but I couldn’t get much further than 3 or 4 hours in to this. It was just painful to listen to. I used to like Patricia Cornwell’s books but this is soooo irritating. A young Adonis, flirtations with senior police officers, a newspaper workaholic wunderkind...it took me a while to realise it wasn’t going to get better and was in fact going to bug me more.
All that being said, Lorelei King is great.
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- MK
- 19-07-23
Quirky
As already noted this is nothing like the Scarpetta novels. A slow burn, it is character driven and gives a picture of the day to day trials and tribulations of policing. The plot is incidental but gives us insight into the characters. It's sad and funny in equal measure.
If you want something a bit different which is both realistic and eccentric give it a go. I enjoyed it.
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- Brian
- 12-04-23
Not a Patch on Scarpetta
Never got into this one at all. Pretty boring from start to finish. I’m actually glad it’s finished
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- S. K. Doughty
- 04-01-23
Poor plot, odd editing
Nothing like her other books. In this the crime is way less important than the characters. If you’re looking for a good crime yarn to make you think forget it. Anyway we are told all the way through what each character is thinking. Some thoughts repeat themselves. It fills up the pages. I draw the line at the endless thoughts of the cat. Editing: long pauses between chapters, turning the page of the script should have been edited out and indeed made me feel sorry for the narrator reading this, especially the cat’s thoughts. Definitely not Patricia Cornwell at her best.
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- Mrs J A Webber
- 03-11-22
Not Great, Missing a Spark
So miss the old greatness of Patricia Cornwells books. skipped a fair bit just to get to the end.
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- chris clark
- 31-10-22
Life in a small town
This was totally different to my expectations. A quirky novel that requires perseverance to listen through, but totally worth it at the end! Kept me guessing by introducing side plots which eventually fall into place.
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- crochetdiva
- 19-06-22
The best of writing by Patricia Cornwell
I've always enjoyed the Scarpetta books by this author, and I'm pleaded to be finding another series. There is a lot going on, and I enjoyed getting to know these new, very believable characters. Brilliantly narrated by the inimitable Lorelei Kings voice.
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