Author: Patricia Cornwell

Book one in a series from a #1 New York Times bestselling author: In the lead-up to a highly classified space mission, Captain Calli Chase uncovers a plot that could spell widespread catastrophe — with her own twin sister at its center.

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From a #1 New York Times bestselling author! Rediscover the fascinating and frightening serial murder cases out of which the shadowy figure known as Jack the Ripper arose. With over 800 five-star Goodreads ratings.

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From a #1 New York Times bestselling author! When forensics expert Kay Scarpetta looks into a young woman’s bizarre death, her investigation is complicated by a series of terrifying anonymous messages — from a source who knows more than they should…

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A #1 New York Times bestseller: When a paleontologist goes missing, medical examiner Kay Scarpetta connects her disappearance to a chain of troubling crimes. And the more Kay digs, the more secrets she encounters… With over 3,900 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

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With high-tension suspense and cutting-edge technology, Patricia Cornwell—the world’s #1 bestselling crime writer—once again proves her exceptional ability to entertain and enthrall in this remarkable novel featuring chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. On her quest to find out exactly what happened to her former deputy chief, Jack Fielding, murdered six months before, Scarpetta drives to … Scarpetta drives to the Georgia Prison for Women to meet a convicted sex offender and the mother of a vicious and diabolically brilliant killer. Against the advice of her FBI criminal intelligence agent husband, Benton Wesley, Scarpetta is determined to hear this woman…

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A “rich and satisfying” #1 New York Times bestseller (Associated Press): Faced with a deadly forensic riddle, can medical examiner Kay Scarpetta unmask a young girl’s ruthless killer? “Scarpetta… is back with a vengeance” (The New York Times Book Review).

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The world’s bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell presents an extraordinary novel in which Kay Scarpetta is confronted with a case that could ruin her professionally-and personally.

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A “brilliantly paced” New York Times bestseller (Kirkus Reviews): When a body is found on a cargo ship, Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta must travel overseas — where a brutal killer awaits… “Compulsively readable” (Publishers Weekly).

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Dr. Kay Scarpetta plunges into the murky depths of a ship graveyard to recover the very human remains of Ted Eddings, an investigative reporter. Together with her niece Lucy and police captain Pete Marino, Scarpetta will follow the scents of death and violence to the heart of sinister darkness.*San Francisco Chronicle

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A #1 New York Times bestseller: When he’s asked to work a decades-old case with new technology, investigator Win Garano returns to his hometown. But an appalling act of violence will complicate his return. “A tautly plotted story with… sharp dialogue and a nice handful of twists” (The Denver Post).

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