Patricia Cornwell

A USA Today bestseller. Captain Calli Chase races against time to thwart a plot that leaves the fate of humanity hanging in the balance in this new thriller from international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. In the aftermath of a NASA rocket launch gone terribly wrong, Captain Calli Chase comes face-to-face with her missing twin sister—as well as the startling truth of who they really are. Now, a top secret program put in motion years ago has spun out of control, and only Calli can redirect its course. Aided by cutting-edge technologies, the NASA investigator and scientist turned Space Force pilot sets out on a frantic search for the missing link between the sabotaged rocket launch and her predetermined destiny…a search that someone else seems very interested in stopping. From NASA to the Chase family farm, to the White House to distant orbits of space, Calli plays a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek with a cunning and ruthless adversary. One wrong move will unleash cataclysmic consequences reaching far beyond the boundaries of Earth. This heart-pounding Captain Chase thriller from Patricia Cornwell will leave readers desperate for more.

A USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Amazon Charts bestseller. International bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers pulse-pounding thrills in the first book in a series featuring a brilliant and unusual new heroine, cutting-edge cybertechnology, and stakes that are astronomically high. On the eve of a top secret space mission, Captain Calli Chase detects a tripped alarm in the tunnels deep below a NASA research center. A NASA pilot, quantum physicist, and cybercrime investigator, Calli knows that a looming blizzard and government shutdown could provide the perfect cover for sabotage, with deadly consequences. As it turns out, the danger is worse than she thought. A spatter of dried blood, a missing security badge, a suspicious suicide—a series of disturbing clues point to Calli’s twin sister, Carme, who’s been MIA for days. Desperate to halt the countdown to disaster and to clear her sister’s name, Captain Chase digs deep into her vast cyber security knowledge and her painful past, probing for answers to her twin’s erratic conduct. As time is running out, she realizes that failure means catastrophe—not just for the space program but for the safety of the whole nation. Brilliantly crafted, gripping, and smart, Patricia Cornwell’s cliffhanger ending will keep readers wondering what’s next for Captain Calli Chase.

Patricia Cornwellin uuden trillerisarjan avaus!NASAn tutkimuskeskuksen hälytysjärjestelmää on manipuloitu, ja huippusalainen avaruusoperaatio on vaarassa. Joku suunnittelee iskua, jolla saattaa olla kuolettavat seuraukset. Kaikki viittaa kvanttifyysikko ja kyberrikostutkija Calli Chasen kaksoissisareen Carmeen. Calli ryhtyy taisteluun aikaa vastaan estääkseen katastrofin ja puhdistaakseen sisarensa maineen.Vaarassa ei ole vain avaruusohjelma, vaan koko ihmiskunta. Panokset ovat tähtitieteellisen kovat.

»På området rättsmedicinska deckare finns det ingen som kan tävla med Patricia Cornwell.« | The New York Times Book ReviewNågon är ute efter Beryl Madison. Någon som ringer obehagliga, skrämmande samtal. Beryl flyr till Key West för att slippa undan, men återvänder så småningom till sitt hem i Richmond, Virginia. Där, i vad som borde vara en trygg vrå, hittas hon mördad, knivskuren till döds. Rättsöverläkaren Kay Scarpetta dras in i en svår utredning och måste försöka rekonstruera Beryls sista tid i livet. Varför öppnade Beryl dörren för en främling? Hur såg hennes relation ut till en prisad författare? Och varför saknas hennes eget manuskript? Kay måste pussla samman ledtrådarna: ett pussel som leder henne mot mördaren som väntar i skuggorna. Utredningen förvandlas snart till en fasa, inte minst för Kay själv. Indicier är den andra, fristående boken om Kay Scarpetta och en av Cornwells verkliga spänningsklassiker. 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.»USA:s läskigaste och mest fängslande kriminalförfattare.« | The Times

"When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell."--New York Times Book Review PLEASE BOX: ] CHAOSFrom the Ancient Greek (χάος or kh os)A vast chasm or void. Anarchy. The science of unpredictability.On a late summer evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dr. Kay Scarpetta and her investigative partner, Pete Marino, respond to a call about a dead bicyclist near the Kennedy School of Government. It appears that a young woman has been attacked with almost superhuman force.Even before Scarpetta's headquarters has been officially notified about the case, Marino and Scarpetta's FBI agent husband, Benton Wesley, receive suspicious calls, allegedly from someone at Interpol. But it makes no sense. Why would the elite international police agency know about the case or be interested? It soon becomes apparent that an onslaught of harassment might be the work of an anonymous cyberbully named Tailend Charlie, who has been sending cryptic communications to Scarpetta for over a week.Even Lucy, her brilliant tech-savvy niece, can't trace who it is or how this person could have access to intimate information. When a second death shocks Scarpetta to her core, it becomes apparent she and those close to her are confronted with something far bigger and more dangerous than they'd ever imagined.

Patricia Cornwellin uuden trillerisarjan avaus!NASAn tutkimuskeskuksen hälytysjärjestelmää on manipuloitu, ja huippusalainen avaruusoperaatio on vaarassa. Joku suunnittelee iskua, jolla saattaa olla kuolettavat seuraukset. Kaikki viittaa kvanttifyysikko ja kyberrikostutkija Calli Chasen kaksoissisareen Carmeen. Calli ryhtyy taisteluun aikaa vastaan estääkseen katastrofin ja puhdistaakseen sisarensa maineen.Vaarassa ei ole vain avaruusohjelma, vaan koko ihmiskunta. Panokset ovat tähtitieteellisen kovat.

»En spännande deckare, men också historiskt intressant med den tidens kriminalteknik som förebådar tv-serier som CSI.« | Lotta Olsson, DN»USA:s läskigaste och mest fängslande kriminalförfattare.« | The Times I Richmond, Virginia slår en monstruös förövare till i skydd av mörkret, och lämnar efter sig ett vedervärdigt spår av strypmord som paralyserar staden.Rättsläkaren Kay Scarpetta förväntar sig det värsta: ett välplanerat fälttåg utfört av en briljant seriemördare vars signatur inte ger några tydliga ledtrådar. Med ett osvikligt öga för detaljer tar Scarpetta hjälp av de senaste kriminaltekniska rönen för att försöka demaskera mördaren.Men det är en utredning som kommer att sätta Scarpetta på prov som ingen annan, eftersom den verkar vara utsatt för sabotage inifrån - och för att någon vill se henne död.I svensk översättning av Erik Andersson.Post mortem [Postmortem, 1990] är den första boken om Kay Scarpetta, som Patricia Cornwell skrev medan hon fortfarande arbetade med rättsmedicin i Richmond, Virginia. Boken - som är baserad på verkliga händelser - blev en enorm succé och vann en rad priser för Årets bästa kriminalroman. 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.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. »På området rättsmedicinska deckare finns det ingen som kan tävla med Patricia Cornwell.« | The New York Times Book Review »Skräckinjagande och djupt tillfredsställande.« | San Diego Union-Tribune »Bländande. En thriller i absolut toppklass.« | The Times

Andra boken om Kay Scarpetta»På området rättsmedicinska deckare finns det ingen som kan tävla med Patricia Cornwell.« The New York Times Book ReviewNågon är ute efter Beryl Madison. Någon som ringer obehagliga, skrämmande samtal. Beryl flyr till Key West för att slippa undan, men återvänder så småningom till sitt hem i Richmond, Virginia. Där, i vad som borde vara en trygg vrå, hittas hon mördad, knivskuren till döds. Rättsöverläkaren Kay Scarpetta dras in i en svår utredning och måste försöka rekonstruera Beryls sista tid i livet. Varför öppnade Beryl dörren för en främling? Hur såg hennes relation ut till en prisad författare? Och varför saknas hennes eget manuskript? Kay måste pussla sammanledtrådarna: ett pussel som leder henne mot mördaren som väntar i skuggorna. Utredningen förvandlas snart till en fasa, inte minst för Kay själv. Indicier är den andra, fristående boken om Kay Scarpetta och en av Cornwells verkliga spänningsklassiker.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.

"When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell."--New York Times Book Review PLEASE BOX: ] CHAOSFrom the Ancient Greek (χάος or kh os)A vast chasm or void. Anarchy. The science of unpredictability.On a late summer evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dr. Kay Scarpetta and her investigative partner, Pete Marino, respond to a call about a dead bicyclist near the Kennedy School of Government. It appears that a young woman has been attacked with almost superhuman force.Even before Scarpetta's headquarters has been officially notified about the case, Marino and Scarpetta's FBI agent husband, Benton Wesley, receive suspicious calls, allegedly from someone at Interpol. But it makes no sense. Why would the elite international police agency know about the case or be interested? It soon becomes apparent that an onslaught of harassment might be the work of an anonymous cyberbully named Tailend Charlie, who has been sending cryptic communications to Scarpetta for over a week.Even Lucy, her brilliant tech-savvy niece, can't trace who it is or how this person could have access to intimate information. When a second death shocks Scarpetta to her core, it becomes apparent she and those close to her are confronted with something far bigger and more dangerous than they'd ever imagined.

No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers the twenty-fourth engrossing thriller in her high-stakes series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.

»En spännande deckare, men också historiskt intressant med den tidens kriminalteknik som förebådar tv-serier som CSI.« | Lotta Olsson, DN»USA:s läskigaste och mest fängslande kriminalförfattare.« | The TimesI Richmond, Virginia slår en monstruös förövare till i skydd av mörkret, och lämnar efter sig ett vedervärdigt spår av strypmord som paralyserar staden.Rättsläkaren Kay Scarpetta förväntar sig det värsta: ett välplanerat fälttåg utfört av en briljant seriemördare vars signatur inte ger några tydliga ledtrådar. Med ett osvikligt öga för detaljer tar Scarpetta hjälp av de senaste kriminaltekniska rönen för att försöka demaskera mördaren.Men det är en utredning som kommer att sätta Scarpetta på prov som ingen annan, eftersom den verkar vara utsatt för sabotage inifrån - och för att någon vill se henne död.I svensk översättning av Erik Andersson.Post mortem [Postmortem, 1990] är den första boken om Kay Scarpetta, som Patricia Cornwell skrev medan hon fortfarande arbetade med rättsmedicin i Richmond, Virginia. Boken - som är baserad på verkliga händelser - blev en enorm succé och vann en rad priser för Årets bästa kriminalroman.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.

Dr. Kay Scarpetta is working a suspicious death scene in Cambridge, Massachusetts, when she receives a text message with a video link that seems to be from her niece Lucy. But how can it be? It's clearly a surveillance film of Lucy taken years ago.As Scarpetta watches she comes to grips with frightening secrets. That first clip and others sent soon after raise dangerous implications that isolate Scarpetta, leaving her confused and not knowing whom she can tell--not her FBI agent husband, Benton Wesley, or her investigative partner, Pete Marino. Not even Lucy.Cornwell launches these characters on a psychological odyssey that includes the bizarre death of a Hollywood mogul's daughter, wreckage on the bottom of the sea in the Bermuda Triangle, a grisly gift left in a crime scene truck, and videos from the past that threaten to destroy Scarpetta's entire world. The diabolical presence and singularly "depraved heart" behind what unfolds seems obvious--but not to the FBI, who begin building a case against Lucy that could send her to prison for the rest of her life. . . .

"When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell."--New York Times Book Review PLEASE BOX: ] CHAOSFrom the Ancient Greek (χάος or kh os)A vast chasm or void. Anarchy. The science of unpredictability.On a late summer evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dr. Kay Scarpetta and her investigative partner, Pete Marino, respond to a call about a dead bicyclist near the Kennedy School of Government. It appears that a young woman has been attacked with almost superhuman force.Even before Scarpetta's headquarters has been officially notified about the case, Marino and Scarpetta's FBI agent husband, Benton Wesley, receive suspicious calls, allegedly from someone at Interpol. But it makes no sense. Why would the elite international police agency know about the case or be interested? It soon becomes apparent that an onslaught of harassment might be the work of an anonymous cyberbully named Tailend Charlie, who has been sending cryptic communications to Scarpetta for over a week.Even Lucy, her brilliant tech-savvy niece, can't trace who it is or how this person could have access to intimate information. When a second death shocks Scarpetta to her core, it becomes apparent she and those close to her are confronted with something far bigger and more dangerous than they'd ever imagined.

The No. 1 bestselling series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.

Patricia Cornwell delivers the newest engrossing thriller in her high-stakes series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.Depraved Heart: "Void of social duty and fatally bent on mischief."--Mayes v. People, 806 III. 306 (1883)Dr. Kay Scarpetta is working a suspicious death scene in Cambridge, Massachusetts when an emergency alert sounds on her phone. A video link lands in her text messages and seems to be from her computer genius niece Lucy. But how can it be? It's clearly a surveillance film of Lucy taken almost twenty years ago.As Scarpetta watches she begins to learn frightening secrets about her niece, whom she has loved and raised like a daughter. That film clip and then others sent soon after raise dangerous legal implications that increasingly isolate Scarpetta and leave her confused, worried, and not knowing where to turn. She doesn't know whom she can tell--not her FBI husband Benton Wesley or her investigative partner Pete Marino. Not even Lucy.In this new novel, Cornwell launches these unforgettable characters on an intensely psychological odyssey that includes the mysterious death of a Hollywood mogul's daughter, aircraft wreckage on the bottom of the sea in the Bermuda Triangle, a grisly gift left in the back of a crime scene truck, and videos from the past that threaten to destroy Scarpetta's entire world and everyone she loves. The diabolical presence behind what unfolds seems obvious--but strangely, not to the FBI. Certainly that's the message they send when they raid Lucy's estate and begin building a case that could send her to prison for the rest of her life.In the latest novel in her bestselling series featuring chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Cornwell will captivate readers with the shocking twists, high-wire tension, and cutting-edge forensic detail that she is famous for, proving yet again why she's the world's #1 bestselling crime writer.

It's Dr. Kay Scarpetta's birthday, and she's about to head to Miami for a vacation with Benton Wesley, her FBI profiler husband, when she notices seven pennies on a wall behind their Cambridge house. Is this a kids' game? If so, why are all of the coins dated 1981 and so shiny they could be newly minted? Her cellphone rings, and Detective Pete Marino tells her there's been a homicide five minutes away. A high school music teacher has been shot with uncanny precision as he unloaded groceries from his car. No one has heard or seen a thing.In this 22nd Scarpetta novel, the master forensic sleuth finds herself in the unsettling pursuit of a serial sniper who leaves no incriminating evidence except fragments of copper. The shots seem impossible, yet they are so perfect they cause instant death. The victims appear to have had nothing in common, and there is no pattern to indicate where the killer will strike next. First New Jersey, then Massachusetts, and then the murky depths off the coast of South Florida, where Scarpetta investigates a shipwreck, looking for answers that only she can discover and analyze. And it is there that she comes face to face with shocking evidence that implicates her techno genius niece, Lucy, Scarpetta's own flesh and blood.Includes an exclusive excerpt from the riveting next novel in the Kay Scarpetta series, DEPRAVED HEART.--BBC (UK)