Autopsy

Name: Autopsy
Rating: 4.01 (27338 reviews)
Author: Patricia Cornwell

Kay Scarpetta • Book 25

by Patricia Cornwell

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

4.01 ABR Score (27.3K ratings)

★ 3.84 Goodreads (24.6K) ★ 4.15 Audible (2.7K)

11h 53m Released 2021 Thriller

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Why Listen to This Audiobook?

After 25 books, Susan Ericksen narrating Kay Scarpetta isn't a performance — it's a reflex that keeps you up past midnight.

Great if you want: a deep-cut procedural with a legendary, complicated protagonist
Listening experience: clinical and methodical — forensic detail over thriller adrenaline
Narration: Ericksen has owned this role for decades; the fit is seamless
Skip if: you're new to the series — continuity matters here

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About This Audiobook

Autopsy, the twenty-fifth Scarpetta novel, brings the forensic pathologist back to Virginia as chief medical examiner of a new office while simultaneously investigating a suspicious death near her Alexandria home and, in an unprecedented development, the deaths of scientists aboard a private space laboratory. Cornwell constructs the novel around the idea that Scarpetta is a new girl in town again despite her decades of experience, a professional navigating both legacy corruption and cutting-edge crime.

Susan Ericksen has taken over the Scarpetta series narration and brings a sharp authority to the character. Her voice gives Kay the forensic intelligence that defines her without losing the personal stakes that have always made the series more than a technical procedural. The space crime element represents the series' most ambitious setting expansion, and Ericksen maintains consistent authority across both earthbound and orbital investigations.

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