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Autopsy: A Scarpetta Novel by Cornwell, Patricia

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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
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ISBN
0063112191

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0063112191
ISBN-13
9780063112193
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16050022912

Product Key Features

Book Title
Autopsy : a Scarpetta Novel
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Thrillers / Crime, Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Crime, Thrillers / Medical, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Thrillers / Terrorism
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Patricia Cornwell
Book Series
Kay Scarpetta Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
23.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Trade
LCCN
2021-033438
Reviews
Autopsy revitalizes this venerable series and its beloved cast of characters... As always, forensics is at the forefront--but it is balanced by the themes of family, friendship, and food... Whether you're revisiting the indomitable Scarpetta or meeting her for the very first time, this is an ideal (re)entry point., Everyone knows Scarpetta; she has the wit, intelligence, and strength that any forensic sleuth should own. This never-stop action plot is yet another gift to readers from Patricia Cornwell-a literary artist that is never going to stop writing some of the best and most memorable thrillers out there., Thank you, Patricia Cornwell: Dr. Kay Scarpetta is back!... [Cornwell's] stories feature taut, complex, and well-wrought plots full of tension, suspense, unexpected twists, and a mood of danger and foreboding, all centered around an admirable central character... A solid entry in a memorable crime series., To have Scarpetta return - and engaged in a hunt for a possible serial killer - is simply terrific... The dead woman's trail seems to be leading to a dangerous serial killer but Scarpetta isn't convinced. The science, as readers know, will tell... [This is] gold-star Scarpetta at work... I loved it., Scarpetta is back at her former job as chief medical examiner for the state of Virginia. She has a lot of cleaning up to do... [Cornwell] pulls it off nicely. In fact, she pulls off the whole book nicely. Scarpetta's return to her Virginia roots feels just right.
Series Volume Number
25
Synopsis
In this relaunch of the electrifying, landmark #1 bestselling thriller series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta hunts those responsible for two wildly divergent and chilling murders. Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has come almost full circle, returning to Virginia as the chief medical examiner, the state where she launched her storied career. Finding herself the new girl in town once again after being away for many years, she's inherited not only an overbearing secretary, but also a legacy of neglect and potential corruption. She and her husband Benton Wesley, now a forensic psychologist with the U.S. Secret Service, have relocated to Old Town Alexandria where she's headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a post-pandemic world that's been torn by civil and political unrest. Just weeks on the job, she's called to a scene by railroad tracks where a woman's body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spine, and as Scarpetta begins to follow the trail, it leads unnervingly close to her own historic neighborhood. At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in a top-secret laboratory in outer space, endangering at least two scientists aboard. Appointed to the highly classified Doomsday Commission that specializes in sensitive national security cases, Scarpetta is summoned to the White House and tasked with finding out exactly what happened. But even as she works the first potential crime scene in space remotely, an apparent serial killer strikes again very close to home., New York Times Bestseller In this relaunch of the electrifying, landmark #1 bestselling thriller series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta hunts those responsible for two wildly divergent and chilling murders. Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta has come almost full circle, returning to Virginia, the state where she launched her storied career, as the chief medical examiner. Finding herself the new girl in town once again after being away for many years, she's inherited both an overbearing secretary and a legacy of neglect and potential corruption. She and her husband, Benton Wesley, now a forensic psychologist with the U.S. Secret Service, have relocated to Old Town Alexandria, where she's headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a post-pandemic world that's been torn apart by civil and political unrest. After just weeks on the job, she's called to a scene by railroad tracks--a woman's body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spine--and as Scarpetta begins to follow the trail, it leads unnervingly close to her own historic neighborhood. At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in a top secret labo­ratory in outer space, endangering at least two scientists aboard. Appointed to the highly classified Doomsday Commission that specializes in sensitive national security cases, Scarpetta is summoned to the White House and tasked with finding out exactly what happened. But even as she remotely works the first potential crime scene in space, an apparent serial killer strikes again very close to home. This latest novel in the groundbreaking Kay Scarpetta series captivates readers with the shocking twists, high-wire tension, and forensic detail that Patricia Cornwell is famous for, proving once again why she's the world's #1 bestselling crime writer.
LC Classification Number
PS3553.O692V68 2021

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    • Great price on this hardback book. Have not read this author in years and was happy to get this book so quickly. Thank u!

      Great price on this hardback book. Have not read this author in years and was happy to get this book so quickly. Thank u!

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      I love Cornwell’s books. I’ve read all her books and am reading “Autopsy” now. So far, so good! Great value too.

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    • A good read

      I do enjoy the Dr. Scarpetta series, but I am beginning to dislike the whole case of characters (excluding Marino). They are beginning to come across as rather snooty and above the law, especially Lucy. I have read all 25 books and am now starting #26, Livid, which is the final in the series.

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      Great book with dust jacket.

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      Love Patricia! Rereading her series, I read it initially 20years ago

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