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Postmortem Platinum Edition

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A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedrooms. But there is no pattern. Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical officer, now fears for those who will follow.

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SKU: 9780751544398 Category: CRIME Tags: "Crime & mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction", Crime & mystery fiction, Crime & mystery: women sleuths, Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction
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The first book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. Scarpetta is coming to the screen soon, starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.

'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The Times

A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedroom. There is no pattern: the killer appears to strike at random – but always early on Saturday mornings.

So when Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical officer, is awakened at 2.33 am, she knows the news is bad: there is a fourth victim. And she fears now for those that will follow unless she can dig up new forensic evidence to aid the police.

But not everyone is pleased to see a woman in this powerful job. Someone may even want to ruin her career and reputation . . .

The next book in the Scarpetta series is Body of Evidence. And the brand-new instalment, Sharp Force, is available now!

DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION

'One of the best crime writers writing today' Guardian

'Devilishly clever' Sunday Times

'The top gun in this field' Daily Telegraph

'Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns' Mirror

'The Agatha Christie of the DNA age' Express

Weight 0.308 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 13.3 × 2.8 cm
Author

Cornwell, Patricia

Publisher

Sphere Books

Imprint

Sphere

Cover

Paperback

Pages

420

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

813.54 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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