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Unnatural Death - Kay Scarpetta (Hardback)
Patricia Cornwell (author)Published: 23/11/2023
Kay Scarpetta returns for one of her most shocking and engrossing cases yet, as two campers wanted by federal law enforcement are found savagely murdered in the Northern Virginia wilderness.
Two 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.
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9781408728697
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 660 g
Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 40 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
PRAISE FOR UNNATURAL DEATH - -
This case is one of her most striking . . . an edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists - DAILY MAIL
A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Unnatural Death is Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest. The best just got better - CHRIS WHITAKER
A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of this genre - SUN
Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best - M. J. ARLIDGE
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. An utterly thrilling roller coaster ride - ANDREA MARA
Cornwell really is in a league of her own - BOOK OF THE WEEK, HEAT
In this macabre and consuming novel, Cornwell proves once again why she is a crime writer still at the top of her game - WOMAN'S WEEKLY
An especially good entry in the series - BOOKLIST
A gripping crime thriller with delightfully unexpected twists . . . Both fans of the Scarpetta novels and newcomers to the series alike will find much to enjoy - HOT PRESS
With plot twists you won't see coming, this is a frightening, timely thriller - FABULOUS
Another clever-crafted chiller from the queen of the forensic thriller - BEST
Thrilling - TAKE A BREAK
Terrifying - CRIME MONTHLY
A tale so terrifying you'll be afraid to go into the woods this Hallowe'en - SUNDAY POST DUNDEE
PRAISE FOR PATRICIA CORNWELL - -
One of the best crime writers writing today - GUARDIAN
Astonishing . . . Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her - SUNDAY TIMES
The top gun in this field - DAILY TELEGRAPH
America's most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction - THE TIMES
Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns - MIRROR
A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller - BBC
The Agatha Christie of the DNA age - EXPRESS
The queen of the forensic thriller - MAIL ON SUNDAY
Cutting-edge - SUN
When it comes to forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Slick, fast-paced and brilliant - HEAT
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