Port Mortuary Synopsis
Kay Scarpetta has been training at the Dover Port Mortuary, mastering the art of 'virtual autopsy' - a groundbreaking procedure that could soon revolutionise forensic science. And it is not too long before these new skills urgently need to be put into practice. A young man drops dead, apparently from a heart condition, eerily close to Scarpetta's home.
But when his body is examined the next morning, there are stunning indications that he may have been alive when he was zipped inside a pouch and locked in the cooler. When the revolutionary 3D radiology scans reveal more shocking details about internal injuries unlike any Scarpetta has ever seen, she realizes that this is a case of murder - and that she is fighting a cunning and uniquely cruel enemy.
Now it is a race against time to discover who and why before more people die. But that time is running out ...
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780751543926 |
| Publication date: |
28th April 2011 |
| Author: |
Patricia Cornwell |
| Publisher: |
Sphere an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
488 pages |
| Series: |
Kay Scarpetta |
| Primary Genre |
Crime and Mystery
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Patricia Cornwell Press Reviews
'A thrilling read'
Best
'Long, terse and brilliant...Cornwell, who has already won more prizes than you can shake a stick at, seems to be getting better and better'
City AM
'A gripping read made more chilling by Cornwell's note that the sci-fi technology she's describing actually exists'
Metro
'A bountiful offering from one of crime fiction's most celebrated authors...arguably her most accessible book in more than a decade'
Hartford Books Examiner
'Sports the author's customary expertise'
Independent
'A worthy addition to the Scarpetta canon... it proves that Cornwell's not running out of ideas for her unflinching and impervious... immutable and unrelenting forensic pathologist, who - thankfully - is showing no signs just yet of retiring'
Observer
'This is vintage Cornwell, full of the technical detail that fascinates her fans'
Irish Independent
'A complex tale of unravelling conspiracy theories'
Irish Times
'Patricia Cornwell is back to her best in one of the finest Scarpetta novels yet'
RTE Guide
About Patricia Cornwell
In 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.
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