
Postmortem - Kay Scarpetta (Paperback)
Patricia Cornwell (author)- We can order this from the publisher
The first book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.
'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The Times
A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedroom. There is no pattern: the killer appears to strike at random - but always early on Saturday mornings.
So when Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical officer, is awakened at 2.33 am, she knows the news is bad: there is a fourth victim. And she fears now for those that will follow unless she can dig up new forensic evidence to aid the police.
But not everyone is pleased to see a woman in this powerful job. Someone may even want to ruin her career and reputation ...
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780751544398
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 308 g
Dimensions: 196 x 133 x 28 mm
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“really good”
When I started reading this book it got more interesting and it's my first time reading reading a Patricia Cornwell and this book is amazing so go and buy postmortem.
“Love it! Great book”
This book is so gripping! I was hooked from the first page.

“A Step back in time!”
I 1st read this back in the 90’s and was bowled over by it then! On picking this up again I enjoyed it for different reasons. Firstly because it was like taking a step back in time.
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