Description
The next installment in the popular Kay Scarpetta series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.
Summoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once loved. While teaching in Rome during the early days of her career, Scarpetta had an intense love affair with Sal Giordano that led to a lifelong friendship.
The murder scene is bizarre, with a crop circle of petals around the body, and Giordano’s skin is strangely red. Scarpetta’s niece Lucy believes he was dropped from an unidentified flying craft. Scarpetta knows an autopsy can reveal the dead’s secrets, but she is shocked to find her friend seems to have deliberately left her a clue.
As the investigators are torn between suspicions of otherworldly forces, and of Giordano himself, Scarpetta detects an explanation closer to home that, in her mind, is far more evil . . .
Summoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once loved. While teaching in Rome during the early days of her career, Scarpetta had an intense love affair with Sal Giordano that led to a lifelong friendship.
The murder scene is bizarre, with a crop circle of petals around the body, and Giordano’s skin is strangely red. Scarpetta’s niece Lucy believes he was dropped from an unidentified flying craft. Scarpetta knows an autopsy can reveal the dead’s secrets, but she is shocked to find her friend seems to have deliberately left her a clue.
As the investigators are torn between suspicions of otherworldly forces, and of Giordano himself, Scarpetta detects an explanation closer to home that, in her mind, is far more evil . . .
Détails du livre
Format
Kindle
Langue
Anglais
Publié
Oct 8, 2024
Éditeur
Grand Central Publishing
Éditions
4 editions
Avis
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I always feel like I'm among old friends when I step into a Scarpetta book. I first picked one up over 18 years ago. The methods and practices have evolved over time and there's a lot more technology being used for both the good and bad. I still think the earlier work was some of my favourites but I do enjoy reading the more recent ones too. This one sees a recurring enemy of the gang back on the scene, one that like a cat, seems to have nine lives. The Scarpetta series will continue to be a instant buy for me and is one I have re-read a number of times.TW - I will warn that there is details of child abuse in this book.
August 13th 2026