Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a human monster strikes, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta suspects the worst: a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer whose signature offers precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she calls on the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman. But this … investigation will test Kay like no other, because it’s being sabotaged from within and someone wants her dead.
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I am bias on this…I have never read a Patricia Cornwell book that I didn’t like or haven’t read multiple times.
Not my favorite but author is good.
I have read the whole series.!!! You will be hooked after the first one….
If you never read Patricia’s books you should start at the beginning Caz you can’t put them down
Every book she writes is good
Couldn’t put it down
Amazing!
Cornwell always delivers a great read
She writes as brilliant as a master chess player at a world tournament. Riveting.
I love all of Patricia Cornwell’s books. This one and Body Farm are the two books that launched me into reading the rest of her books. She never lets you down.
What a ride in mystery suspense and solid writing so intenesting right up to the end . Read it on a rainy Florida day went out and got the next two the following days . Bravo To this writer for opening me up to Dr Kay Sarpetta!!!
I find her books to be very authentic concerning medical issues. She is spot on. I have an MSN and spent over 40 years working in the ER at a major Trauma Center and my brother has been a mortician/coroner for 40 years. I really hate books that the author obviously didn’t consult a medical professional.
I love Patricia Cornell.This is a must read!
All of her books are must reading. She just keeps getting better.
I love any and all Patricia Cornwell
I enjoyed it…a great read.
Her books keep you on the edge of your seat.
If you enjoy forensics, unraveling the clues in a murder using science and smarts, you must read Patricia Cornwell, and be prepared to stay on the edge of your seat.
The very first of the Kay Scarpetta series…The series has been lacking of late, but back in Portmortem….Cornwell was at the top of her game…I’m tempted to re-read it to rekindle my love for the series.
One of her first….enjoyed many more of them…