Number-one "New York Times"-bestselling author Cornwell returns to the chilling world of gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta in this suspense fiction classic, now available in a tall Premium Edition. Reissue.
Number-one "New York Times"-bestselling author Cornwell returns to the chilling world of gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta in this suspense fiction classic, now available in a tall Premium Edition. Reissue.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell's suspense fiction classic, featuring gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta.
A reclusive author, Beryl Madison finds no safe haven from months of menacing phone calls--or the tormented feeling that her every move is being watched. When the writer is found slain in her own home, Kay Scarpetta pieces together the intricate forensic evidence--while unwittingly edging closer to a killer waiting in the shadows.
“The Washington Post Book WorldTakes the reader into the fascinating world of the forensic crime lab...a complex, multi-layered novel with enough twists and turns for two books.”
The Los Angeles Daily News
Cornwell has the milieu and the facts down cold...a complex story that wends a devious path through dark spaces where corpses are discovered at practically every turn.
The Washington Post Book World
Takes the reader into the fascinating world of the forensic crime lab...a complex, multi-layered novel with enough twists and turns for two books.
Patricia Cornwell is an award-winning former police reporter, who spent time working both as an employee of the Virginia Chief Medical Examiner s Office and as a volunteer police officer before she wrote her first Kay Scarpetta novel, "Postmortem." In addition to her career as bestselling novelist, she also serves as the Director of Applied Forensic Science at the National Forensic Academy."
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