Sparks fly and twists abound in this electrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling crime author Patricia Cornwell.Massachusetts state investigator Win Garano is called home from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course at the National Forensic Academy. His boss, the district attorney, attractive but hard-charging, is planning to run for governor, and as a showcase she’s … and as a showcase she’s planning to use a new crime initiative called At Risk—its motto: “Any crime, any time.” In particular, she’s been looking for a way to employ cutting-edge DNA technology, and she thinks she’s found the perfect subject in an unsolved twenty-year-old murder in Tennessee. If her office solves the case, it ought to make them all look pretty good, right?
Win isn’t so sure—not sure about anything to do with this woman, really—but before he can open his mouth, a shocking piece of violence intervenes, an act that shakes up both their lives and the lives of everyone around them. It’s not a random event. Is it personal? Is it professional? Whatever it is, the implications are very, very bad indeed…and they’re about to get much worse.
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Always look forward to reading her books and
this book was no exception!
Not what I expected from Cornwell.
Read this book Sept. 2011
This book was no where near Patricia Cornwell’s abilities. It was bland, uninteresting and ended abruptly.
Very good.
Love her books!
Wonderful characters with much depth. A great story I read non stop and thoroughly enjoyed. I hated it to end.
It was ok, nothing great. Better than her current book.
Just so-so. Not up to this author’s earlier work.
This book, which seems to be a departure from most of Patricia Cornwell’s novels, is enjoyable from start to finish. It’s more of a power struggle between lead characters than a mystery, and it’s much shorter than her other books and written in present tense. The characters are believable and the writing is excellent. Highly recommended.
I enjoy the Kay Scarpetta series. The stories can be scary but i cant put them down.
amazing! I could not put it down!
Love Patricia cornwell books. They are all compelling and action filled
And the characters are so personable and charming
Not up to standard I’ve come to expect.
a great authort of thriller/detective stories. a quick read
Patricia Cornwall is always great!
Highly recommend all the Scarpetta series.