- Fiction, Kay Scarpetta (Fictitious character), Forensic pathologists, Psychopaths
Dr. Scarpetta is no longer Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner so she packs up and heads for Florida. She must unravel a twisted conspiracy with an international reach that will force her to question the loyalty and trust of all she holds dear.
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Contemporary, classical in form, earnest and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- First published
- 2003
- Pages
- 483
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons, Livre de Poche, Time Warner Books Uk
- Editions
- 51
- Language
- Portuguese, English, German, French
- ISBN
- 9780425266724
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“DR. KAY SCARPETTA moves the tiny glass vial close to candlelight, illuminating a maggot drifting in a poisonous bath of ethanol.”
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