Scarpetta. Amazon Prime.

TwiceAsNice she is petite and pretty with blonde hair in the books. Not sure who you're thinking of! Nicole Kidman is about 8 inches too tall.

kircubbin thank goodness , someone else who thought it was awful.

I agree. I’ve read all the Donna Leon’s in order.

I'm another fan of Donna Leon's books. Beautifully written and such a change to have a happily married couple. If you like the Italian angle there are also Camilleri's Montalbano books.

butterandjam

Oooh, thanks for that!

I loved the early Scarpetta books. Later on they became so formulaic (and the writing so sloppy|) I gave up.

To readers who like Scarpetta I recommend the far superior Brunetti detective series by Donna Leon, who is also American but IMHO a better writer/novelist/plotter in every respect. Although all the books can stand alone, if you get hooked I recommend reading them in sequence to fully enjoy DL's mastery of back stories and characterisation.

Inspector Brunetti works in Venice and loves food... just two of the multiple delights awaiting you

I've often recommended reading DL to advanced English language students, because she is an absolute master of it.

Yes, Donna Leon is superb.

kircubbin2000

It's pretty awful. If you have ever watched a really good series like Sopranos or Better Call Saul where the writing and characters are perfect it's hard to watch drivel.

I agree completely.

I was a huge fan of the Scarpetta novels and found I couldn’t sit through the first episode of this. It’s altered and characatured. Hated all the flashbacks.

I think everything is characatured with Nicole Kidman. That's her style I feel.

Tried watching the first episode, absolutely awful. Two supposedly good actors, written and produced , I believe by them. Well they should stick to what they know best because this was not worth my 30mins of TV.