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In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series, 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 the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this savage, and why.
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Dust (Paperback)
Patricia Cornwell
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R280
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The twenty-first book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1
bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. 'America's most chilling
writer of crime fiction' The Times After working on one of the
worst mass killings in US history, Chief Medical Examiner Kay
Scarpetta returns home to recover, but an unsettling call drives
her straight back to work. The body of a young woman has been
discovered inside the sheltered gates of MIT, draped in an unusual
cloth and posed in a way that is too deliberate to be the killer's
first strike. A preliminary examination reveals that the body is
covered in a fine dust that under ultra-violet light fluoresces
blood-red, emerald-green and sapphire-blue, and physical evidence
links this to another series of disturbing homicides in Washington,
DC. As she pieces together the fragments of evidence, Scarpetta
discovers that the cases connect, yet also seem to conflict,
drawing herself and her team deeper into the dark world of designer
drugs, drone technology, organised crime, and shocking corruption
at the highest level. Dust is a thrilling, addictive novel
featuring one of the most iconic, original and compelling
characters in crime fiction today. 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 TRACE was a No.1 Sunday
Times bestseller in paperback in April 2005
THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE
120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Two mauled bodies in the woods. Two top
secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta's career . .
. In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series,
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 the most frightening
body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would
commit murders this brutal, and why.
THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL
BESTSELLER 'I'M STILL SEEING STARS . . . KAY SCARPETTA IS THE SAME
GRUMPY, WONDERFUL, RIVETING PERSONALITY SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AND SHE'S
ONLY GETTING BETTER WITH TIME' JAMES PATTERSON Murder and mayhem.
Scarpetta is back, and she's racing against the clock . . . Chief
medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a
sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The
judge's sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to
be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the
garden strewn with dead plants and insects? Although there is no
apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes tell-tale signs of
the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The
forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force
that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is
running out . . . SCARPETTA WILL RETURN IN UNNATURAL DEATH, COMING
SOON 'RIVETING' THE TIMES 'CORNWELL'S ON BLISTERING FORM AND THIS
ABSORBING THRILLER WILL KEEP YOU HOOKED' SUN 'CORNWELL KNOWS HOW TO
CRAFT A MEAN PAGE-TURNER AND LIVID IS NO EXCEPTION' TELEGRAPH 'ONE
OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS WRITING TODAY' GUARDIAN 'GRIPPING . . .
SOUND THE KLAXON, DR KAY SCARPETTA IS BACK' HEAT 'SCARPETTA'S 26TH
OUTING AND THE PLOTTING REMAINS EVERY BIT AS FRESH AS WHEN WE WERE
INTRODUCED TO HER' BELFAST TELEGRAPH 'ASTONISHING . . . THIRTY
YEARS ON, THERE'S STILL NO OTHER CRIME WRITER LIKE HER' SUNDAY
TIMES
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Autopsy (Paperback)
Patricia Cornwell
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R270
R216
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Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has returned to Virginia as the chief medical examiner. She and her husband Benton are headquartered five miles from the Pentagon, in a post-pandemic world that’s been torn apart by civil and political unrest.
Just weeks into the job, Scarpetta is called to investigate a woman’s body which has been shockingly displayed on railroad tracks. As Scarpetta follows the trail, it leads unnervingly close to her own neighbourhood…
At the same time, two scientists are found dead in a top-secret laboratory in outer space. Scarpetta is summoned to the White House Situation Room and tasked with finding out what happened. But even as she’s working the first crime scene in space from the ground, an apparent serial killer strikes again. And this time, Scarpetta could be in greater danger than ever before…
No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers the
twenty-fourth engrossing thriller in her high-stakes series
starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Someone is following
you... One summer evening in New England, two young girls stumble
upon a body. Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta arrives at the
scene to find a young woman has been attacked with almost
superhuman force. Someone is taunting you... Meanwhile, people
close to Scarpetta start receiving suspicious calls. Could they be
linked to Scarpetta's anonymous cyber stalker, Tailend Charlie?
Someone wants to destroy you... A second death shocks Scarpetta to
her core. Because analysis of the body shows a material that
doesn't exist on earth. And it's clear that someone, or something,
is coming for her, and is hell-bent on creating chaos...
The No. 1 bestselling series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay
Scarpetta. You are being watched The death of a Hollywood mogul's
daughter has the police convinced it's an accident. But Dr. Kay
Scarpetta knows better. It's almost as if someone is leaving
evidence only she would spot. They are always three steps ahead
Scarpetta is sidetracked when she receives a video clip revealing
disturbing secrets about her niece, Lucy. But before she can react,
the FBI raid Lucy's estate. Time is running out Scarpetta suspects
one person is behind it all: the murder, the videos, the FBI. She
needs to stop them before it's too late - and everyone she loves is
destroyed.
THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL
BESTSELLER 'I'M STILL SEEING STARS . . . KAY SCARPETTA IS THE SAME
GRUMPY, WONDERFUL, RIVETING PERSONALITY SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AND SHE'S
ONLY GETTING BETTER WITH TIME' JAMES PATTERSON Murder and mayhem.
Scarpetta is back, and she's racing against the clock . . . Chief
medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a
sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The
judge's sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to
be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the
garden strewn with dead plants and insects? Although there is no
apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes tell-tale signs of
the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The
forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force
that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is
running out . . . 'RIVETING' THE TIMES 'CORNWELL'S ON BLISTERING
FORM AND THIS ABSORBING THRILLER WILL KEEP YOU HOOKED' SUN
'CORNWELL KNOWS HOW TO CRAFT A MEAN PAGE-TURNER AND LIVID IS NO
EXCEPTION' TELEGRAPH 'ONE OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS WRITING TODAY'
GUARDIAN 'GRIPPING . . . SOUND THE KLAXON, DR KAY SCARPETTA IS
BACK' HEAT 'SCARPETTA'S 26TH OUTING AND THE PLOTTING REMAINS EVERY
BIT AS FRESH AS WHEN WE WERE INTRODUCED TO HER' BELFAST TELEGRAPH
'ASTONISHING . . . THIRTY YEARS ON, THERE'S STILL NO OTHER CRIME
WRITER LIKE HER' SUNDAY TIMES
The legendary Patricia Cornwell is back with her No.1 bestselling,
groundbreaking series following Kay Scarpetta Kay Scarpetta is
back, and this time she's right in the path of danger...
World-renowned forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta and her husband
Benton, a psychologist with the US Secret Service, have returned to
Virginia. They are headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a
post-pandemic world that's been torn by civil and political unrest.
Just weeks into the job, Scarpetta is called to a railway track
where a woman's body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut
down to the spine. But the trail of clues will lead Scarpetta back
to her own neighbourhood. At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in
a top-secret lab in outer space, endangering the scientists aboard.
Scarpetta is summoned to the White House to find out what happened.
As she starts the new investigation, an apparent serial killer
strikes again, this time dangerously close to home. Praise for
Patricia Cornwell 'A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological
thriller' BBC 'Devilishly clever' Sunday Times 'The top gun in this
field' Daily Telegraph 'Cornwell's books run on a cocktail of
adrenaline and fear' The Times 'One of the best crime writers
writing today' Guardian
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Livid (Paperback)
Patricia Cornwell
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R390
Discovery Miles 3 900
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In this thrilling installment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests.
Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge’s sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects?
Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes telltale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out . . .
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Chaos (Paperback)
Patricia Cornwell
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R268
R229
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This classic Kay Scarpetta thriller is reissued with a new
Introduction by the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author. In
rural North Carolina, the brutal murder of an 11-year-old shatters
a small town. Now, Kay must conduct a grisly investigation at a
clandestine facility in Tennessee known as "The Body Farm."
The legendary, No. 1 bestelling series following Dr. Kay Scarpetta
Snap The sound of a bullet hitting flesh Dr. Kay Scarpetta is in
pursuit of a sniper who leaves no trace except copper fragments.
The impossible shots cause instant death. Snap The target is closer
than you think The victims have nothing in common, and there is no
indication where the killer will strike next. Snap You won't hear
it - you're already dead Scarpetta tracks the sniper across the
country to the Florida coast. Here she uncovers shocking evidence
implicating her niece, Lucy - Scarpetta's very own flesh and blood.
Kay Scarpetta finds herself pitted against a possible bioterrorist
in this suspense-filled read from #1 New York Times bestselling
author Patricia Cornwell. When a woman turns up dismembered in a
landfill, Scarpetta initially suspects the work of a serial killer
she's been tracking. But her investigation turns far more dangerous
when she realizes the victim's skin is covered in an unusual
rash-and Scarpetta herself may have just been exposed to a deadly
virus.
With "All That Remains," #1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell
returns to the chilling world of gutsy medical examiner Kay
Scarpetta for the third installment of the classic suspense fiction
series that begins with "Postmortem."
#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Patricia Cornwell's
heart-stopping thriller featuring gutsy medical examiner Kay
Scarpetta
In Richmond, Virginia, young lovers are dying. So far, four couples
in the area have disappeared, only to be found months later as
mutilated corpses. When the daughter of the president's newest drug
czar vanishes along with her boyfriend, Dr. Kay Scarpetta knows
time is short. Following a macabre trail of evidence that ties the
present homicides to a grisly crime in the past, Kay must draw upon
her own personal resources to track down a murderer who is as
skilled at eliminating clues as Kay is at finding them...
Settling into her new life as a private forensic consultant, Kay
Scarpetta agrees to investigate a cold case in Louisiana--the
baffling eight-year-old murder of a woman with a history of
blackouts and violent outbursts. Then she receives news that chills
her to the core: Jean-Baptiste Chandonne--the vicious and
unrepentant Wolfman who pursued her to her very doorstep--has asked
to see her. From his cell on death row, he demands an audience with
the legendary Dr. Scarpetta. With her friends and family by her
side, Scarpetta tries to guess what sort of endgame this madman has
in mind--how, if at all, it's related to the Louisiana case--and
then confronts the shock of her life: a blow that will force her to
question the loyalty and trust of all she holds dear...
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