Publisher | Harper |
ISBN 13 | 9780007552498 |
ISBN 10 | 7552491 |
Book Subtitle | Kay Scarpetta 23 |
Book Description | The No. 1 bestselling series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.You are being watchedThe death of a Hollywood moguls daughter has the police convinced its an accident. But Dr. Kay Scarpetta knows better. Its almost as if someone is leaving evidence only she would spot.They are always three steps aheadScarpetta is sidetracked when she receives a video clip revealing disturbing secrets about her niece, Lucy. But before she can react, the FBI raid Lucys estate.Time is running outScarpetta suspects one person is behind it all: the murder, the videos, the FBI. She needs to stop them before it's too late and everyone she loves is destroyed. |
Editorial Review | ‘Cutting-edge’ Sun
‘A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller’ BBC
‘America’s most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction’ The Times
‘Devilishly clever’ Sunday Times
‘She is a brilliant writer and I was absolutely gripped’ Mail on Sunday
‘The top gun in this field’ Daily Telegraph
‘Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns’ Mirror
‘The Agatha Christie of the DNA age’ Express
‘One of the best crime writers writing today’ Guardian
‘Few writers match Patricia Cornwell when it comes to writing crime and her latest Scarpetta novel is one of her best’ Daily Express
‘When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell’ New York Times Book Review |
About the Author | Patricia Cornwell is recognized as one of the worlds top bestselling crime authors with novels translated into thirty-six languages in more than 120 countries. Her novels have won numerous prestigious awards including the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, Macavity, and the French Prix du Roman dAventure prize. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Patricia has written a definitive book about Jack the Ripper and a biography and has created two more fiction series among others. Cornwell, a licensed helicopter pilot and scuba diver, actively researches the cutting-edge forensic technologies that inform her work. She was born in Miami, grew up in Montreat, NC, and now lives and works in Boston. |
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