Patricia Cornwell

THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLERTwo mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta's career . . .Chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.The next book in the Scarpetta series is Identity Unknown.DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION'A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of the genre'SUN'A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest'CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END'An edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists'DAILY MAIL'Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best'M. J. ARLIDGE, author of EYE FOR AN EYE'Cornwell really is in a league of her own'BOOK OF THE WEEK, HEAT'Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction'ANDREA MARA, author of NO ONE SAW A THING'Cornwell proves once again why she is a crime writer still at the top of her game'WOMAN'S WEEKLY

Kuolinsyytutkija Kay Scarpetta löytää itsensä murhaoikeudenkäynnin tähtitodistajan paikalta huippusuositussa trillerisarjassa.Kohuoikeudenkäynti aiheuttaa väkivaltaisuuksia Alexandrian kaupungissa, ja annettuaan todistajanlausuntonsa Scarpetta joutuukin suoraan ruumishuoneelle - tuomarin lähisukulainen on murhattu oikeudenkäynnin aikana.Miksi kahden vuoden takainen murha aiheuttaa niin valtavaa kuohuntaa, ja mihin väkivallan aalto oikein päättyy? Tiivistunnelmaisessa trillerissä Kay Scarpetta taistelee aikaa vastaan selvittääkseen kasvottoman pahantekijän henkilöllisyyden.Patricia Cornwellin kirjat ovat koukuttaneet suomalaisia lukijoita jo 30 vuoden ajan.

Kohtuarst Kay Scarpetta on naasnud Virginia osariiki, kus ta kunagi oma kuulsusrikast karjääri alustas. Tema lootused jätkata kohtuarstliku büroo juhtimist sama koha pealt, kus see tal paarikümne aasta eest pooleli jäi, purunevad, kui ta saab eelkäijalt päranduseks üleoleva sekretäri ja hooletusse jäetud büroo, mille endisel juhil on varjata üht-teist valgustkartvat.Scarpetta on töötanud oma uuel ametikohal vaid paar nädalat, kui ta kutsutakse raudteeäärsesse sündmuskohta, kus lebab jõhkralt mõrvatud naine - kõri läbi lõigatud ja käed-jalad laiali nagu lumeinglil. Kui Scarpetta asja lähemalt uurima asub, viivad juhtlõngad häirivalt lähedale tema enda kodule ajaloolises vanalinnas.Samal ajal toimuvad seletamatud sündmused Maa orbiidil tiirlevas ülisalajases katselaboris, mille tõttu paistab ohus olevat vähemalt kahe teadlase elu. Scarpetta kutsutakse Valgesse Majja, kus tal palutakse välja selgitada, mis orbitaaljaamas täpsemalt juhtuda võis. Sellal, kui ta kaugjuhtimise teel uurib kosmoses asuvat võimalikku kuriteopaika, ründab arvatav sarimõrvar aga uuesti.Kay Scarpetta sarja uus romaan köidab lugejaid ootamatute pöörete, närvekõditava põnevuse ja kohtuekspertiisi puutuvate üksikasjadega, millest on saanud Cornwelli kaubamärk. "Lahkamine" on järjekordne näide, miks Patricia Cornwell on üks maailma enimmüüdud krimikirjanikke.

THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE 120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERTwo mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta's career . . .In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.'A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of the genre'SUN'A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Unnatural Death is Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest. The best just got better' CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END'An edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists'DAILY MAIL'Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best'M. J. ARLIDGE, author of EYE FOR AN EYE'Cornwell really is in a league of her own'BOOK OF THE WEEK, HEAT'Classic Cornwell with an up-to-the-minute twenty-first-century plot. An intoxicating blend that proves Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction' ANDREA MARA, author of NO ONE SAW A THING'Cornwell proves once again why she is a crime writer still at the top of her game'WOMAN'S WEEKLY

From a New York Times bestselling author, medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta must solve the most terrifying murder case she's ever come across. In this thrilling installment of the Scarpetta series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement. The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint. After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this savage, and why.

From a New York Times bestselling author, medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta must solve the most terrifying murder case she's ever come across. In this thrilling installment of the Scarpetta series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement. The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint. After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this savage, and why.

From a New York Times bestselling author, medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta must solve the most terrifying murder case she's ever come across. In this thrilling installment of the Scarpetta series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement. The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint. After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this savage, and why.

»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.