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All That Remains
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

ISBN 074349153X (0-7434-9153-X)
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A serial killer is loose in Richmond, specializing in attractive young couples whose bodies are inevitably found in the woods months later -- minus their shoes and socks. After months of exposure to all the elements, all that remains of this killer's victims has in every case left Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta unable even to determine an exact cause of death. Frustrated that her high-tech forensic skills have apparently proved useless, Kay enlists the help of and ace crime reporter and a psychic whose powers have been vouched for by the FBI.
Racing against time, Kay finds she must draw upon her own personal resources to track down a murderer skilled at eliminating every clue. All that remains to her now is her courage and intuition and the will to stop a killer before he can strike again.
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At Risk
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

ISBN 0425214761 (0-425-21476-1)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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A Massachusetts state investigator is called home from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course at the National Forensic Academy. His boss, the district attorney, attractive but hard-charging, is planning to run for governor, and as a showcase she's planning to use a new crime initiative called At Risk-its motto: "Any crime, any time." In particular, she's been looking for a way to employ cutting-edge DNA technology, and she thinks she's found the perfect subject in an unsolved twenty-year-old murder-in Tennessee. If her office solves the case, it ought to make them all look pretty good, right?

Her investigator is not so sure-not sure about anything to do with this woman, really-but before he can open his mouth, a shocking piece of violence intervenes, an act that shakes up not only both their lives but the lives of everyone around them. It's not a random event. Is it personal? Is it professional? Whatever it is, the implications are very, very bad indeed . . . and they're about to get much worse.

Sparks fly, traps spring, twists abound-this is the master working at the top of her game.
View the trailer for "Patricia Cornwell's At Risk", premiering on Lifetime on April 10, 2010.
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- At Risk: ISBN 0786285605 (0-7862-8560-5)
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- At Risk: ISBN 0425214761 (0-425-21476-1)
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At Risk
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 0399153624 (0-399-15362-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

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A Massachusetts state investigator is called home from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course at the National Forensic Academy. His boss, the district attorney, attractive but hard-charging, is planning to run for governor, and as a showcase she's planning to use a new crime initiative called At Risk-its motto: "Any crime, any time." In particular, she's been looking for a way to employ cutting-edge DNA technology, and she thinks she's found the perfect subject in an unsolved twenty-year-old murder-in Tennessee. If her office solves the case, it ought to make them all look pretty good, right?

Her investigator is not so sure-not sure about anything to do with this woman, really-but before he can open his mouth, a shocking piece of violence intervenes, an act that shakes up not only both their lives but the lives of everyone around them. It's not a random event. Is it personal? Is it professional? Whatever it is, the implications are very, very bad indeed . . . and they're about to get much worse.

Sparks fly, traps spring, twists abound-this is the master working at the top of her game.
View the trailer for "Patricia Cornwell's At Risk", premiering on Lifetime on April 10, 2010.

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Black Notice
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 0425175227 (0-425-17522-7)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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It's Christmastime in Richmond, Virginia, but no one seems merry--least of all Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, back for her 10th outing as a crime-solving coroner. Actress Kate Reading also returns, reading her third unabridged audio for Patricia Cornwell's death-drenched series. This one finds Scarpetta still recovering from the murder of her lover and in a generally foul mood as an investigation of a badly decomposed body leads her to INTERPOL, and eventually, Paris. Series regulars Police Detective Pete Marino, recently demoted, and niece Lucy are in equally cantankerous states of mind, resulting in more blue language than Cornwell regulars may be used to. Reading proves she's up to the task, maintaining multiple distinct voices and highlighting the occasional humor in the overwhelmingly dark novel. A London-based stage actress, she captivates the listener without careening into melodrama. (Running time: 12.5 hours, 8 cassettes) --Kimberly Heinrichs [via]
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Blow Fly
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 0425198731 (0-425-19873-1)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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The world's number-one-bestselling crime writer is back with another scorching thriller featuring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.

Dr. Kay Scarpetta has left Virginia in quest of peace but instead finds herself drawn into baffling, horrific murders in Florida. There she becomes entangled in an international conspiracy that confronts her with the shock of her life. [via]
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Body Farm
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

ISBN 0425148637 (0-425-14863-7)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell brings back Kay Scarpetta, consulting forensic pathologist for the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, in her grittiest and most compelling novel. In rural North Carolina, the brutal murder of eleven-year-old Emily Steiner has shaken a small town. But more disturbing are the details of the crimes, chillingly reminiscent of the handiwork of a serial killer who has eluded the unit for years. Into this volatile atmosphere comes Scarpetta's ingenious, rebellious niece Lucy, an FBI intern with a promising future in Quantico's computer engineering facility--until she is accused of a shocking security violation. While coming to terms with Lucy, Kay must conduct a grisly forensic investigation at a clandestine research facility in Tennessee known as the Body Farm. There she will find more answers to Emily Steiner's murder--and evidence that paints a picture of a crime more horrifying than she imagined . . . [via]
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Body of Evidence
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

ISBN 0743493915 (0-7434-9391-5)
Softcover, Pocket Star

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Following POSTMORTEM, a second novel from this author featuring Dr Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Officer, who in this story investigates the murder of a woman but puts her own life in danger in the process. [via]
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Body of Evidence
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 0684192403 (0-684-19240-3)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster

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This second commanding thriller by the Edgar Award-winning author of Postmortem and featuring forensic sleuth Dr. Kay Scarpetta was a Mystery Guild main selection as well as a Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club alternate in cloth. [via]
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- Body of Evidence: ISBN 0671038567 (0-671-03856-7)
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- Body of Evidence: ISBN 0684192403 (0-684-19240-3)
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Cause of Death
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

ISBN 0425158616 (0-425-15861-6)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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Patricia Cornwell's heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta is back; this time to solve the mystery of the death of an Associated Press reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard. Scarpetta's involvement in the case leads her to be targeted for murder herself by a nasty little neo-fascist cult with delusions of grandeur that include a plan to "kill and maim, frighten, brainwash and torture" all who oppose their plan to rule the world. Helping Scarpetta is her niece Lucy, an F.B.I. agent whose computer expertise leads to a heart-stopping journey into cyberspace. [via]
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Cruel & Unusual
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

ISBN 0684195305 (0-684-19530-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster

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A can't put down thiller! Classic! [via]
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Cruel and Unusual
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 1416505407 (1-4165-0540-7)
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A further crime story featuring Dr. Kay Scarpetta who investigates when the fingerprints of a supposedly executed murderer turn up at another crime scene days after she has certified him dead. [via]
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- Cruel and Unusual: ISBN 0684196123 (0-684-19612-3)
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From Potter's Field
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

ISBN 0425204693 (0-425-20469-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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Upon examining a dead woman found in snowbound Central Park, Kay Scarpetta immediately recognizes the grisly work of Temple Gault, a bold and brilliant killer from her past. Now she must hunt down a psychopath whose string of horrible murders is leading inexorably to his ultimate prey: Scarpetta herself. Even with the help of the FBI, Scarpetta knows the endgame is hers alone to play -- and it will be played on Gault's home turf, the subway tunnels beneath New York City. [via]
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From Potter's Field
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 0425154092 (0-425-15409-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

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- From Potter's Field/Large Print: ISBN 0684813181 (0-684-81318-1)
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Hornet's Nest
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

ISBN 042516098X (0-425-16098-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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Patricia Cornwell turns from forensics to police procedures in her latest novel, Hornet's Nest. This book is less a thriller than a character study of the main characters: Judy Hammer, chief of police in Charlotte, North Carolina; Hammer's deputy, Virginia West; and Andy Brazil, a young reporter assigned to ride with the police as they go about their jobs. [via]
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- Hornet's Nest: ISBN 0399142282 (0-399-14228-2)
  Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
- Hornet's Nest: ISBN 042516098X (0-425-16098-X)
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Isle of Dogs
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 039914739X (0-399-14739-X)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

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Isle of Dogs
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

ISBN 0425182908 (0-425-18290-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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Be aware: this is not your typical Patricia Cornwell novel. Not only is there no Kay Scarpetta, but Isle of Dogs is a comic romp, a real departure for this author. It does center around a couple of characters from past books--police chief Judy Hammer and reporter-turned-cop Andy Brazil of Hornet's Nest and Southern Cross. But the plot, style, and tone will remind you more of Carl Hiaasen's dark comedies.
The madcap doings get underway when the addled, nearly blind governor of Virginia confusedly launches a speed-trap program on isolated Tangier Island, whose prickly, eccentric residents promptly attempt secession. Cornwell adeptly interweaves other crisscrossing plot lines involving a gang of street-stupid thugs gunning for Hammer and Brazil, an angel-faced serial killer, a kidnapped dog, and more. She does miss a few beats: the pacing sags during certain episodes, and at times the writing strains so hard for laughs that instead it draws winces. Nonetheless, Isle of Dogs is for the most part a funny, diverting read and a refreshing departure for Cornwell. --Nicholas H. Allison [via]
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Last Precinct
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 0399146253 (0-399-14625-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

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Patricia Cornwell's legendary crime fiction creation, Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, has logged a host of fans among mystery readers and, within the bounds of her fictional world, an equally impressive tally of individuals intent on causing her grievous physical or psychological harm.
The 11th Scarpetta novel, The Last Precinct, doesn't add any new names to the second roster. Instead, in a sweeping narrative gesture toward retrospection (less-than-fervent fans might whisper "or stagnation"), the novel depends largely on ground already covered in its predecessors, Black Notice and, to a lesser extent, Point of Origin. All the familiar faces--friend and foe--are here: police captain Marino, Kay's niece Lucy, the so-called Werewolf murderer, and (in memoriam) Kay's lover Benton Wesley and his killer, Carrie Grethen. Kay, who nearly killed the Werewolf in self-defense as Black Notice came to a close, now finds herself the target of a corrupt police investigation that will dredge her darkest secrets from the deepest corners of her past.
Torn between a desire to clear her name and the instinct of a wounded animal to turn against even its would-be rescuers, Kay sifts through the forensic evidence that seems to link Chandonne to other horrific events in her past, up to and including Wesley's murder. Physical analysis, however, will not be enough to right her up-ended world. Instead, Kay must rely on the strategic support of her niece, cofounder of the Last Precinct (an odd, ill-defined organization that is, in the words of its motto, "where you go when there is nowhere left"), and on her willingness to examine her own fears, misconceptions, and anything-but-altruistic motives. The most important setting in this novel is not the morgue--it's the living room where Kay's therapist forces her to address (you guessed it) "unresolved issues."
The novel's focus on Kay's emotional evolution does not, unfortunately, mask the leaps of illogic that pepper the plot's murky stew. More disturbing than these occasional lapses, however, is the feeling that Cornwell has written herself into a corner. The Scarpetta of The Last Precinct is a far cry from the irritably independent woman of previous books. Her often over-inflated musings are more tiresome than tantalizing. Cornwell's impressive track record makes this excursion a bit disappointing, but that same record means that loyal fans will race to acquire the book anyway and that the odds of her returning to her usual stellar form next time are (hurrah!) favorable. --Kelly Flynn [via]
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- Last Precinct: ISBN 0399150331 (0-399-15033-1)
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- The Last Precinct: ISBN 0399146253 (0-399-14625-3)
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Last Precinct
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

ISBN 0425180638 (0-425-18063-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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Patricia Cornwell's legendary crime fiction creation, Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, has logged a host of fans among mystery readers and, within the bounds of her fictional world, an equally impressive tally of individuals intent on causing her grievous physical or psychological harm.
The 11th Scarpetta novel, The Last Precinct, doesn't add any new names to the second roster. Instead, in a sweeping narrative gesture toward retrospection (less-than-fervent fans might whisper "or stagnation"), the novel depends largely on ground already covered in its predecessors, Black Notice and, to a lesser extent, Point of Origin. All the familiar faces--friend and foe--are here: police captain Marino, Kay's niece Lucy, the so-called Werewolf murderer, and (in memoriam) Kay's lover Benton Wesley and his killer, Carrie Grethen. Kay, who nearly killed the Werewolf in self-defense as Black Notice came to a close, now finds herself the target of a corrupt police investigation that will dredge her darkest secrets from the deepest corners of her past.
Torn between a desire to clear her name and the instinct of a wounded animal to turn against even its would-be rescuers, Kay sifts through the forensic evidence that seems to link Chandonne to other horrific events in her past, up to and including Wesley's murder. Physical analysis, however, will not be enough to right her up-ended world. Instead, Kay must rely on the strategic support of her niece, cofounder of the Last Precinct (an odd, ill-defined organization that is, in the words of its motto, "where you go when there is nowhere left"), and on her willingness to examine her own fears, misconceptions, and anything-but-altruistic motives. The most important setting in this novel is not the morgue--it's the living room where Kay's therapist forces her to address (you guessed it) "unresolved issues."
The novel's focus on Kay's emotional evolution does not, unfortunately, mask the leaps of illogic that pepper the plot's murky stew. More disturbing than these occasional lapses, however, is the feeling that Cornwell has written herself into a corner. The Scarpetta of The Last Precinct is a far cry from the irritably independent woman of previous books. Her often over-inflated musings are more tiresome than tantalizing. Cornwell's impressive track record makes this excursion a bit disappointing, but that same record means that loyal fans will race to acquire the book anyway and that the odds of her returning to her usual stellar form next time are (hurrah!) favorable. --Kelly Flynn [via]
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- Last Precinct: ISBN 0399146393 (0-399-14639-3)
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- Last Precinct: ISBN 0425180638 (0-425-18063-8)
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Point of Origin
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 0425169863 (0-425-16986-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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Virginia's chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta is getting ready for a romantic holiday with her retired-FBI-profiler boyfriend, Benton Wesley, when she receives a cryptic and foreboding letter: "Hey DOC, Tick Tock, Sawed bone and fire," it begins. Even more creepy, the taunting note has been signed by Carrie Grethen, the psychotic killer Kay helped send to a psychiatric facility for going on a murder spree with Temple Gault in Cornwell's earlier book Body Farm. Benton believes that Grethen--who also happens to be the former lover of Scarpetta's niece Lucy--has big plans for a comeback. And before Kay and Benton can leave for their trip and discuss it further, Scarpetta is called upon to don yet another professional hat, that of a "consulting forensic pathologist" for the federal government. Someone has burned a highfalutin horse ranch and all of its contents, including a human being, to the ground. Worse, Grethen has escaped and is on the loose and closer to Kay and her beloved than she knows. Point of Origin, the ninth Scarpetta thriller, is classic Cornwell: rich with detail and strong dialogue, and doused with harrowing twists. [via]
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Postmortem
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 0743477154 (0-7434-7715-4)
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A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalized and strangled in their own bedrooms. There is no pattern: the killer appears to strike at random - but always early on Saturday mornings. [via]
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Predator
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 0425210278 (0-425-21027-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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A New York Times Bestselling Author
Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing with the National Forensic Academy in Florida, takes charge of a case that stretches from steamy Florida to snow-bound Boston. The psychological clues lead Scarpetta and her team to suspect that they are hunting someone with a cunning and malevolent mind whose secrets have kept them in the shadows, until now.
Simultaneous Publication with G. P. Putnam's Standard Print edition. [via]
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Scarpetta's Winter Table
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 0941711420 (0-941711-42-0)
Hardcover, Gibbs Smith, Publisher

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When Dr. Kay Scarpetta, the intrepid chief medical examiner of Virginia, isn't busy solving crimes, she is concocting delicious dishes in her kitchen. In Scarpetta's Winter Table, Patricia Cornwell takes her readers behind the scenes for intimate glimpses of her three major characters as they come together to celebrate the week between December 26, "the biggest letdown day of the year," and New Year's. On the day after Christmas, Scarpetta make her special pizza pie and Detective Pete Marino creates his "cause-of-death eggnog" (he uses corn liquor), while Lucy Farinelli (a special agent with ATF and Scarpetta's only niece) goes on a long run in the snowy suburbs of Richmond, Virginia. The next day, Scarpetta flies to Miami to spend a few days with her querulous mother and Sindbad, her Siamese cat. In Richmond, Lucy entertains her friends, all from various federal law enforcement agencies; and Marino first apprehends and then befriends Jimmy Simpson, a ten-year-old boy who had been snowballing his house. In the final scene of the novelette, all the characters (including Jimmy's mother, who seems to catch Marino's eye) gather in Scarpetta's warm house on a cold night to enjoy her famous stew. This book--a special "gift" from Cornwell to her readers--is perfect for the Christmas-present buyer, and gives the reader insights into her best-known characters that cannot be found in any other work. It is illustrated with photographs that suggest the locales and activities of her characters, and it includes the ingredients for all the dishes described in the story. [via]
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Southern Cross
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

ISBN 1568959737 (1-56895-973-7)
Softcover, Gale / Cengage Learning

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In their first appearance (Hornet's Nest, 1997), Chief Judy Hammer, Deputy Virginia West, and reporter-turned-rookie-cop Andy Brazil battled a serial killer in Charlotte, North Carolina. Now, in Patricia Cornwell's Southern Cross, the trio are dispatched to Richmond, Virginia--via an NIJ (National Institute of Justice) grant--to quell the growing gang problem and modernize the beleaguered Richmond PD. They bring with them a sophisticated computer program for tracking criminal activity and a tried-and-true methodology for reforming Richmond's men and women in blue. Unfortunately, Hammer, Brazil, and West could not have been prepared for the resentment they would confront... or the bizarre cast of characters they would find upon their arrival: Lelia Ehrhart--wealthy (and nosey) chair of the Blue Ribbon Crime Commission--whose heavy European accent renders her English dangerously hilarious; Butner "Bubba" Flunk IV--tobacco industry worker, gun collector, and UFO aficionado; Smoke--the sociopathic leader of the Pikes gang; and Weed Gardener--14-year-old painter turned master graffiti artist.
Unlike Cornwell's usual fare, Southern Cross is driven almost exclusively by an interest in these strange personalities and their surreal hometown, rather than in fast-paced thrills. The novel becomes a satire on city politics, Southern culture, the ever-tense relationship between the police and the public, and the struggles of the average man and woman with computer technology. Cornwell does fall down in a few places. First, her description of the computer virus that somehow infects police department Web sites from Richmond to New York seems a bit far-fetched. Also, her narrative, divided among three major characters, loses its focus and sags at several points. In the end, though, Southern Cross is redeemed by Cornwell's inimitable renderings of police work and the quotidian life of Richmond's many odd denizens. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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Trace
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 1594131104 (1-59413-110-4)
Softcover, Thorndike Press

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Unnatural Exposure
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 0425163407 (0-425-16340-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

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Virginia Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta has a bloody puzzle on her hands: five headless, limbless cadavers in Ireland, plus four similar victims in a landfill back home. Is a serial butcher loose in Virginia? That's what the panicked public thinks, thanks to a local TV reporter who got the leaked news from her boyfriend, Scarpetta's vile rival, Investigator Percy Ring. But the butchered bodies are so many red herrings intended to throw idiots like Ring off the track. Instead of a run-of-the-mill serial killer, we're dealing with a shadowy figure who has plans involving mutant smallpox, mass murder, and messing with Scarpetta's mind by e-mailing her gory photos of the murder scenes, along with cryptic AOL chat-room messages. The coolest innovation: Scarpetta's gorgeous genius niece, Lucy, equips her with a DataGlove and a VPL Eyephone, and she takes a creepy virtual tour of the e-mailed crime scene.
Unnatural Exposure boasts brisk storytelling, crackling dialogue, evocative prose about forensic-science sleuthing, and crisp character sketches, both of familiar characters like Scarpetta's gruff partner Pete Marino and bit players like the landfill employee falsely accused by Ring. Plus, let's face it: serial killers are old hat. Cornwell's most vivid villains are highly plausible backstabbing colleagues like Ring, who plots to destroy Lucy's FBI career by outing her as a lesbian. Some readers object to the rather abrupt ending, but, hey, it's less jarring than Hannibal's, and it's the logical culmination of Cornwell's philosophy about human nature. To illuminate the novel's finale, read Cornwell's remarks on paranoia in her Amazon.com interview. --Tim Appelo [via]
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- Unnatural Exposure: ISBN 0399145443 (0-399-14544-3)
  Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
- Unnatural Exposure: ISBN 0425163407 (0-425-16340-7)
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Unnatural Exposure
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

ISBN 0399142959 (0-399-14295-9)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group

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Virginia Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta has a bloody puzzle on her hands: five headless, limbless cadavers in Ireland, plus four similar victims in a landfill back home. Is a serial butcher loose in Virginia? That's what the panicked public thinks, thanks to a local TV reporter who got the leaked news from her boyfriend, Scarpetta's vile rival, Investigator Percy Ring. But the butchered bodies are so many red herrings intended to throw idiots like Ring off the track. Instead of a run-of-the-mill serial killer, we're dealing with a shadowy figure who has plans involving mutant smallpox, mass murder, and messing with Scarpetta's mind by e-mailing her gory photos of the murder scenes, along with cryptic AOL chat-room messages. The coolest innovation: Scarpetta's gorgeous genius niece, Lucy, equips her with a DataGlove and a VPL Eyephone, and she takes a creepy virtual tour of the e-mailed crime scene.
Unnatural Exposure boasts brisk storytelling, crackling dialogue, evocative prose about forensic-science sleuthing, and crisp character sketches, both of familiar characters like Scarpetta's gruff partner Pete Marino and bit players like the landfill employee falsely accused by Ring. Plus, let's face it: serial killers are old hat. Cornwell's most vivid villains are highly plausible backstabbing colleagues like Ring, who plots to destroy Lucy's FBI career by outing her as a lesbian. Some readers object to the rather abrupt ending, but, hey, it's less jarring than Hannibal's, and it's the logical culmination of Cornwell's philosophy about human nature. To illuminate the novel's finale, read Cornwell's remarks on paranoia in her Amazon.com interview. --Tim Appelo [via]
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- Unnatural Exposure: ISBN 0399142851 (0-399-14285-1)
  Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
- Unnatural Exposure: ISBN 0399142959 (0-399-14295-9)
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Brandherd
by Patricia Cornwell, Karin Kersten

ISBN 3442439035 (3-442-43903-5)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc

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Die Erwartungen sind verständlicherweise sehr hoch, schließlich gilt sie als "erfolgreichste Thrillerautorin der Welt", hat Preise eingeheimst im In- und Ausland: Patricia Cornwell hat Stil, Biss und Engagement, auch in ihrem neuen Buch. Vertraute Personen, altbekannte Freundschaften, wer mehr als einen Krimi dieser Autorin gelesen hat, der fühlt sich irgendwie gleich zu Hause. Da ist Dr. Kay Scarpetta, die Chefin der Gerichtsmedizin in Virginia, ihr Lebensgefährte, FBI-Agent Wesley und ihre Nichte Lucy, Computerspezialistin.
Mit einem Drohbrief der vor Jahren überführten psychopathischen Killerin Carrie startet das Spannungskarussell. Parallel ein mysteriöser Brandanschlag auf das Anwesen des "Medienmoguls" Sparkes, in den Brandtrümmern die Leiche einer jungen Frau. Die Ermittlungen laufen auf Hochtouren, die Hiobsbotschaft lässt nicht auf sich warten: Carrie ist aus der Psychiatrie ausgebrochen. "Ich hab so ein Gefühl, dass wir von ihr diesmal weit Schlimmeres zu erwarten haben," mutmaßt Kay Scarpetta und sie soll recht behalten.
Patricia Cornwell, die einmal Tennisprofi werden wollte, dann aber doch in der Gerichtsmedizin arbeitete und sich mit Polizeireportagen einen Namen machte, recherchiert penibel und äußerst detailliert. Da wird aus beachtlichem Fundus beruflicher Erfahrungen geschöpft, da hat alles Hand und Fuß, stellenweise liest sich der Thriller wie ein Tatsachenbericht aus der Gerichtsmedizin. Das ist weder unspannend noch nervenschonend, aber: für zart besaitete Seelen, für Liebhaber des eher psychologisch raffinierten, feineren Krimis ist der neue Roman eher nichts. Denn hier geht es zur Sache, deutlich, direkt, schonungslos. "Der untere Teil des Gesichts bestand aus verbrannten, kalkweißen Knochen... und bröckeligen Zähnen. Von den Ohren war das meiste weg, doch von den Augen aufwärts war das Fleisch gekocht..."
Scarpetta, eine abgebrühte Frau, manchmal knallhart und doch -- Gott sei Dank -- mit menschlichen Regungen. Nach mehrfachen Auftritten in vorherigen Romanen hat sie angenehm an Profil gewonnen. "Ich muss zugeben, dass es mein größter Wunsch ... ist, sie tot zu sehen", sagt die Gerichtsmedizinerin über Carrie und weiß, dass sie in äußerster Lebensgefahr ist. --Barbara Wegmann [via]
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Die Hornisse.
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 3442439019 (3-442-43901-9)
Softcover

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Patricia Daniels Cornwell (* 9. Juni 1956 in Miami, Florida) ist eine US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin und Erfinderin der Romanfiguren Kay Scarpetta sowie des Trios Judy Hammer, Andrew Brazil und Virginia West. Während der Entstehungsphase von Ein Fall für Kay Scarpetta lernte Cornwell Marcella Fierro, die Leiterin der Gerichtsmedizin des Staates Virginia, kennen, durch die sie viele Einzelheiten über die gerichtsmedizinische Arbeit erfuhr. Diese Kenntnisse benutzte Cornwell als Grundlage für die Bücher um Kay Scarpetta. [via]
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Die Tote ohne Namen
by Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 3442054931 (3-442-05493-1)
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LA Jota De Corazones
by Patricia Cornwell, JORDI MUSTIELES

ISBN 8466300287 (84-663-0028-7)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc

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Post Motem
by Patriua Coknwell

ISBN 9700509435 (970-05-0943-5)
Softcover, Grijalbo Mondadori

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Dossier Benton
by Patricia Cornwell, Helene Narbonne

ISBN 2253172200 (2-253-17220-0)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc

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541pages. poche. Broché. [via]
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