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Black Notice

Kay Scarpetta • Book 10

by Patricia Cornwell, Kate Reading

Narrated by Kate Reading

4.25 ABR Score (47.0K ratings)
★ 3.93 Goodreads (45.7K) ★ 4.61 Audible (1.3K)
12h 20m Released 2015 Mystery

Why Listen to This Audiobook?

Ten books in, Cornwell finally lets Scarpetta break — and Kate Reading makes sure you feel every crack.

  • Great if you want: a darker, more personal chapter in a long-running series
  • Listening experience: tense and brooding, with emotional weight slowing the pace
  • Narration: Reading's steady, measured delivery suits Scarpetta's controlled unraveling
  • Skip if: you haven't read earlier books — this one assumes you have

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About This Audiobook

Black Notice returns Kay Scarpetta to Richmond under fresh professional and personal pressures, investigating a grim death aboard a container ship while processing the loss of her closest ally. Cornwell expands the European dimensions of the series, connecting the Richmond investigation to Scarpetta's Belgian contacts and the darkness that seems to pursue her wherever she practices her forensic work.

Kate Reading narrates with a precision that suits Cornwell's technical forensic detail, giving Scarpetta the cool professional composure that defines her under pressure while allowing the personal vulnerability in this particular novel its proper weight. The thirteen-hour runtime makes this among the fuller entries in the audio series.