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Autopsy [Tv Tie-In]: A Scarpetta Novel

by Anon9780063488397

Two investigations, one forensic pathologist

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Two investigations, one forensic pathologist

Returning to Virginia as chief medical examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta inherits a workplace marked by neglect and possible corruption. A woman’s body found near railroad tracks draws her into an investigation that reaches toward her own Old Town Alexandria neighborhood. At the same time, a disaster in a secret laboratory in space brings Scarpetta into a national-security inquiry, where she is asked to determine what happened. With her husband, forensic psychologist Benton Wesley, also part of the picture, the novel links local homicide investigation with a case unfolding beyond Earth. Its central tension comes from Scarpetta working across those sharply different crime scenes while another killing occurs close to home.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in forensic pathology and crime-scene investigation.
  • Fans of crime fiction that combines local cases with national-security elements.
  • Readers familiar with the Kay Scarpetta series, as well as those considering an entry point.

Themes

Forensic investigationInstitutional neglect and potential corruptionNational securityCrime in space and on Earth

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Book overview

New York Times Bestseller

The inspiration for the Amazon Prime Video series Scarpetta--starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis!

In this relaunch of the electrifying, landmark #1 bestselling thriller series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta hunts those responsible for two wildly divergent and chilling murders.

"Autopsy revitalizes this venerable series and its beloved cast of characters... Whether you're revisiting the indomitable Scarpetta or meeting her for the very first time, this is an ideal (re)entry point." - Criminal Element

Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta has come almost full circle, returning to Virginia, the state where she launched her storied career, as the chief medical examiner. Finding herself the new girl in town once again after being away for many years, she's inherited both an overbearing secretary and a legacy of neglect and potential corruption.

She and her husband, Benton Wesley, now a forensic psychologist with the U.S. Secret Service, have relocated to Old Town Alexandria, where she's headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a post-pandemic world that's been torn apart by civil and political unrest. After just weeks on the job, she's called to a scene by railroad tracks--a woman's body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spine--and as Scarpetta begins to follow the trail, it leads unnervingly close to her own historic neighborhood.

At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in a top secret labo­ratory in outer space, endangering at least two scientists aboard. Appointed to the highly classified Doomsday Commission that specializes in sensitive national security cases, Scarpetta is summoned to the White House and tasked with finding out exactly what happened. But even as she remotely works the first potential crime scene in space, an apparent serial killer strikes again very close to home.

Autopsy captivates readers with the shocking twists, high-wire tension, and forensic detail that Patricia Cornwell is famous for, proving once again why she's the world's #1 bestselling crime writer.

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