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The fifth book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.
‘America’s most chilling writer of crime fiction’ The Times
The Body Farm – a research institute that tests the decomposition of corpses.
Black Mountain, North Carolina: a sleepy little town where the local police deal with one homicide a year, if they’re unlucky, and where people are still getting used to the idea of locking their doors at night.
But violent death is no respecter of venue, and the discovery of the corpse of the corpse of an 11-year-old girl sends shock waves through the community. Dr Kay Scarpetta, Chief medical Examiner on a similar case in Virginia, is called in to apply her forensic skills to this latest atrocity, but the apparent simplicity of the case proves something of a poisoned chalice – until Scarpetta finds enlightenment through the curious pathologists’ playground known as the Body Farm . . .
Praise for the groundbreaking series:
‘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
ASIN : B002TZ3E0M
Editore : Sphere (4 settembre 2008)
Lingua : Inglese
Dimensioni file : 2010 KB
Da testo a voce : Abilitato
Screen Reader : Supportato
Miglioramenti tipografici : Abilitato
X-Ray : Non abilitato
Word Wise : Abilitato
Memo : Su Kindle Scribe
Lunghezza stampa : 401 pagine
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I love the writing and the scenery set up. The twists and turns. The characters were an afterthought when I chose to read this series but now I’m OBSESSED. I think I’m in love with Benton Wesley
Great book. I love this series of books.
Continues storyline of previous book and highlights continued relationships. Good read
She is the agatha chrite of dna age. This book keeps the reader at the edge and such a great story
Bom livro com conteúdo aceitável, próprio da autora PatrÃcia.Cornwell