Patricia Cornwell

»Gripande rättsmedicinsk thriller. Jag älskar den!« The New York Times Book Review»USA:s läskigaste och mest fängslande kriminalförfattare.« The TimesUnga älskande dör i Richmond, Virginia. Hittills har fyra par försvunnit. Flera månader efteråt har deras kroppar hittats i skogen, brutalt stympade. När dottern till en högt uppsatt politiker försvinner - hon har tillsatts för att försöka få bukt med droghandeln - vet rättsläkaren Kay Scarpetta att det är ont om tid. Hon följer en makaber beviskedja som binder ihop nutida mord med otäcka brott i det förgångna. Samtidigt förstår hon att polisen hemlighåller viktig bevisföring. Kay måste nu använda sina egna resurser för att jaga en mördare som är lika skicklig på att dölja ledtrådar som hon är på att hitta dem. Allt som återstår är Patricia Cornwells tredje, fristående bok om Kay Scarpetta. I översättning av Karl G. och Lilian Fredriksson. PATRICIA CORNWELL är en av världens bäst säljande kriminalförfattare, översatt till 36 språk och med över 100 miljoner sålda böcker. Sammanlagt har hon haft 29 titlar på New York Times bestsellerlista.

THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER'I'M STILL SEEING STARS . . . KAY SCARPETTA IS THE SAME GRUMPY, WONDERFUL, RIVETING PERSONALITY SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AND SHE'S ONLY GETTING BETTER WITH TIME' JAMES PATTERSONMurder and mayhem. Scarpetta is back, and she's racing against the clock . . . Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge's sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects? Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes tell-tale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out . . . The next book in the Scarpetta series is Unnatural Death. And the brand-new instalment, Identity Unknown, is available now! DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION'RIVETING' THE TIMES'CORNWELL'S ON BLISTERING FORM AND THIS ABSORBING THRILLER WILL KEEP YOU HOOKED' SUN'CORNWELL KNOWS HOW TO CRAFT A MEAN PAGE-TURNER AND LIVID IS NO EXCEPTION' TELEGRAPH'ONE OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS WRITING TODAY' GUARDIAN'GRIPPING . . . SOUND THE KLAXON, DR KAY SCARPETTA IS BACK' HEAT'SCARPETTA'S 26TH OUTING AND THE PLOTTING REMAINS EVERY BIT AS FRESH AS WHEN WE WERE INTRODUCED TO HER' BELFAST TELEGRAPH'ASTONISHING . . . THIRTY YEARS ON, THERE'S STILL NO OTHER CRIME WRITER LIKE HER' SUNDAY TIMES

In this thrilling installment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests. Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge's sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects? Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes telltale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out . . .

Huippupatologi Kay Scarpettan tutkimuksista kertova sarja tekee paluun! Scarpetta palaa johtavaksi kuolinsyytutkijaksi Virginiaan ja joutuu ensitöikseen selvittämään edeltäjänsä sotkuja. Väärinkäytösepäilyt jäävät kuitenkin pian taka-alalle, kun rautatieltä löytyy tunnistamaton ruumis. Samaan aikaan yksityisellä avaruusasemalla kaksi miehistön jäsentä menehtyy epäselvissä olosuhteissa. Kun Scarpetta ohjaa ruumiinavausta etäyhteydellä, rautatiemurhaaja iskee uudelleen. Ensisilmäyksellä tapaukset eivät voisi olla kauempana toisistaan, mutta se ei ole koko totuus. Pelkästään Suomessa lähes kaksi miljoonaa kappaletta myynyt Patricia Cornwell on modernin sarjamurhaajajännärin ikoni ja esikuva.

Huippupatologi Kay Scarpettan tutkimuksista kertova sarja tekee paluun! Scarpetta palaa johtavaksi kuolinsyytutkijaksi Virginiaan ja joutuu ensitöikseen selvittämään edeltäjänsä sotkuja. Väärinkäytösepäilyt jäävät kuitenkin pian taka-alalle, kun rautatieltä löytyy tunnistamaton ruumis. Samaan aikaan yksityisellä avaruusasemalla kaksi miehistön jäsentä menehtyy epäselvissä olosuhteissa. Kun Scarpetta ohjaa ruumiinavausta etäyhteydellä, rautatiemurhaaja iskee uudelleen. Ensisilmäyksellä tapaukset eivät voisi olla kauempana toisistaan, mutta se ei ole koko totuus. Pelkästään Suomessa lähes kaksi miljoonaa kappaletta myynyt Patricia Cornwell on modernin sarjamurhaajajännärin ikoni ja esikuva.

THE NEW THRILLER IN THE 120-MILLION-COPY-BESTSELLING KAY SCARPETTA SERIES

In this thrilling installment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests. The inspiration for the streaming series starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis "A great thriller. I'm still seeing stars." --James Patterson, #1 bestselling author of the Alex Cross series Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge's sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects? Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes telltale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out ...

In this thrilling installment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests. Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge's sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects? Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes telltale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out . . .

In this thrilling installment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests. Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge's sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects? Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes telltale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out . . .

The legendary Patricia Cornwell is back with her No.1 bestselling, groundbreaking series following Kay Scarpetta Kay Scarpetta is back, and this time she’s right in the path of danger… World-renowned forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta and her husband Benton, a psychologist with the US Secret Service, have returned to Virginia. They are headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a post-pandemic world that’s been torn by civil and political unrest. Just weeks into the job, Scarpetta is called to a railway track where a woman’s body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spine. But the trail of clues will lead Scarpetta back to her own neighbourhood. At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in a top-secret lab in outer space, endangering the scientists aboard. Scarpetta is summoned to the White House to find out what happened. As she starts the new investigation, an apparent serial killer strikes again, this time dangerously close to home. Praise for Patricia Cornwell ‘A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller’ BBC ‘Devilishly clever’ Sunday Times ‘The top gun in this field’ Daily Telegraph ‘Cornwell’s books run on a cocktail of adrenaline and fear’ The Times ‘One of the best crime writers writing today’ Guardian

The legendary Patricia Cornwell is back with her No.1 bestselling, groundbreaking series following Kay Scarpetta

The legendary Patricia Cornwell is back with her No.1 bestselling, groundbreaking series following Kay Scarpetta Kay Scarpetta is back, and this time she’s right in the path of danger… World-renowned forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta and her husband Benton, a psychologist with the US Secret Service, have returned to Virginia. They are headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a post-pandemic world that’s been torn by civil and political unrest. Just weeks into the job, Scarpetta is called to a railway track where a woman’s body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spine. But the trail of clues will lead Scarpetta back to her own neighbourhood. At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in a top-secret lab in outer space, endangering the scientists aboard. Scarpetta is summoned to the White House to find out what happened. As she starts the new investigation, an apparent serial killer strikes again, this time dangerously close to home. Praise for Patricia Cornwell ‘A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller’ BBC ‘Devilishly clever’ Sunday Times ‘The top gun in this field’ Daily Telegraph ‘Cornwell’s books run on a cocktail of adrenaline and fear’ The Times ‘One of the best crime writers writing today’ Guardian

The legendary Patricia Cornwell is back with her No.1 bestselling, groundbreaking series following Kay Scarpetta Kay Scarpetta is back, and this time she’s right in the path of danger… World-renowned forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta and her husband Benton, a psychologist with the US Secret Service, have returned to Virginia. They are headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a post-pandemic world that’s been torn by civil and political unrest. Just weeks into the job, Scarpetta is called to a railway track where a woman’s body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spine. But the trail of clues will lead Scarpetta back to her own neighbourhood. At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in a top-secret lab in outer space, endangering the scientists aboard. Scarpetta is summoned to the White House to find out what happened. As she starts the new investigation, an apparent serial killer strikes again, this time dangerously close to home. Praise for Patricia Cornwell ‘A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller’ BBC ‘Devilishly clever’ Sunday Times ‘The top gun in this field’ Daily Telegraph ‘Cornwell’s books run on a cocktail of adrenaline and fear’ The Times ‘One of the best crime writers writing today’ Guardian