Dr. Kay Scarpetta is faced with a labyrinthine case that wraps a web of danger around her and those closest to her--and threatens to wreak fear and death far beyond Virginia--in this "standout" (New York Newsday) thriller from #1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.
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Dr. Kay Scarpetta plunges into the murky depths of a ship graveyard to recover the very human remains of Ted Eddings, an investigative reporter. Together with her niece Lucy and police captain Pete Marino, Scarpetta will follow the scents of death and violence to the heart of...
"Full marks, as always, for the gripping forensic detail and beleaguered Scarpetta's legendary toughness." Kirkus Reviews (starred review). Through six harrowing, expertly crafted crime novels, Patricia Cornwell has earned an international following of passionate readers who...