what you expect

same old same old, but if you like that then you like reading the same story over and over again you'll love this

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Good but different

Stick with this book, when I started it I felt it was very 'all about poor me' as in Kay Scarpetta. It took a while for me to really get into it but it was worth the wait.
Not in the usual style and feels quite bleak at times compared to the others in this series.

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Enjoyable performance by the narrator

I thought the narrator was very good. She created the right amount of tension at the appropriate moments. I liked how she created each character through her voice & way of talking. Story flowed well & it wasn't an expected ending! I recommend to listen to it.

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Good but not her best

The first part of the book is engaging and interesting but it becomes drawn out as the book goes on. There is little character development compared to the other books. It's still an enjoyable and very good read

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Great story ruined by poor narration

Another great story but sadly ruined by very poor narration. Previous books were narrated by Loreila King who was consistently excellent. Pity Ms King didn’t narrate this one.

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not one of her best book

personally I felt the story line was weak. the book was boring. I love her books but I was left disappointed.

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struggled to finish

i am.not impressed with Scarpetta. its tired and not inspiring. i wont buy the books again

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Ok story, not great narration

Oh how I miss Lorelai King's narration of the Kay Scarpetta novels!
Ericksen just hasn't got it, to say she 'performs' the novel is a vast overstatement, the first half of the novel she sounds rather deranged and for most of the novel I couldn't tell the difference between characters unless it actually says 'Marion said' or 'Benton said' which was very confusing and almost caused me to stop it midway through.
Having read the first 15 novels in paperback before I began all over again with the audio books had already given me an image of the characters. The wonderful accent King gave Marino fitted perfectly with my imagination of Marino, and I wonder why Ericksen didn't listen so the previous novels before taking on the series and tried to replicate the accents and tone of voices that had been established, considering King narrated the majority of the previous 20 novels in the series.
I also dislike her high pitched, screaming in the tense scenes, especially the first few chapters were horrendous to listen to. Whereas King would be almost eerily calm when the storyline was tense, causing it to be much more scary and intense, Ericksen just screams the lines hysterically.
Did I mention I miss Lorelai King?
The storyline is ok, Kay, Lucy, Pete and the rest are once again being haunted by a foe from the past, but I miss the style of the early books where every book was a single story with the characters backstory tying the series together, it feels like nothing happens in this book, and while it is an ok listen it isn't amazing, and far from the style that I loved about the early Scarpetta novels.....

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Still Scarpetta, but not much changes...

Would you listen to Depraved Heart again? Why?

I probably won't listen to this book again. The Scarpetta stories are always good, but this one isn't quite as great as the others.

What does Susan Ericksen bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

I was a little worried that Lorelei King wasn't reading this, as usual, but Susan Ericksen is actually really good and after a few minutes, i didn't really notice it was a different reader.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

The Scarpetta stories are getting a little samey these days. they're still great, but I don't find myself being as excited by them as much as I used to

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Scarpertta at her best.

What made the experience of listening to Depraved Heart the most enjoyable?

The tension of this fast paced book is Scarpetta at her best. The story runs fluidly leaving you begging for more in the next chapter. The story keeps you so enthralled that you can't stop listening.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It has to be a close call between Scarpetta and Marino who is still bitter , hurt and ashamed of his feelings for Kay. Marino 's feelings for Scarpetta run deep and he doesn't know how to deal with them other than striking out at Benton. As brusque as he is, he is actually a complex character who's feelings run deep and confused.

Which character – as performed by Susan Ericksen – was your favourite?

Susan Ericsson played Scarpetta extremely well and convincing and sounds like how I feel Scarpetta sounds. Even reading the male characters she still gets the subtle nuances of them

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

It is very difficult to pick one particular moment in the book as it is so complex and surprising, it is almost impossible to pick one moment. The whole book is one of Patricia Cornwell best books.

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