Red Mist

Red Mist sends Kay Scarpetta to a Georgia women's prison seeking answers about her former deputy chief's death, where an inmate claims to hold secrets connecting a series of seemingly unrelated murders — a slain Atlanta family, a young woman on death row, homeless deaths across multiple states. What begins as a personal investigation into a colleague's murder expands into a conspiracy that Cornwell stretches to international scale. The nineteenth Scarpetta novel pits the forensic pathologist against powerful forces determined to keep the truth buried.

Kate Burton's narration matches the procedural intensity that defines the series, carrying Scarpetta's formidable competence with appropriate weight. At nearly thirteen hours the audiobook is immersive, and Burton navigates the novel's multiple threads without losing the listener. Scarpetta's characteristic combination of technical precision and personal vulnerability comes through clearly in Burton's measured performance.