Enjoy the gripping new Kay Scarpetta thriller from bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, a true master of crime fiction. This paperback edition brings a chilling mystery featuring two mauled bodies and a mysterious footprint, perfect for crime fans worldwide.
THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER
Two mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta's career ...
Chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.
The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.
After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.
'A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of the genre' SUN
'A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest' CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END
'An edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists' DAILY MAIL
'Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best' M. J. ARLIDGE, author of EYE FOR AN EYE
'Cornwell really is in a league of her own' BOOK OF THE WEEK, HEAT
'Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction' ANDREA MARA, author of NO ONE SAW A THING
'Cornwell proves once again why she is a crime writer still at the top of her game' WOMAN'S WEEKLY
Other InformationIn 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, as well as the French Prix du Roman d'Aventures - the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. Growing into an international phenomenon, the Scarpetta series won Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development.
Today, Cornwell's novels and iconic characters are known around the world. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written the definitive nonfiction account of Jack the Ripper's identity, cookbooks, a children's book, a biography of Ruth Graham, and three other fictional series based on the characters Win Garano, Andy Brazil, and Captain Callie Chase. Cornwell continues exploring the latest space-age technologies and threats relevant to contemporary life. Her interests range from the morgue to artificial intelligence and include visits to Interpol, the Pentagon, the U.S. Secret Service and NASA.
Cornwell was born in Miami. She grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston.
