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From the world's #1 bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Kay Scarpetta novel. Port Mortuary, the title of Patricia Cornwell's 18th Scarpetta novel, is literally a port for the dead. In this fast-paced story, a treacherous path from Scarpetta's past merges with the high... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Dr. Kay Scarpetta: Chief of the new Cambridge Forensic Center in Massachusetts.
- Peter Rocco Marino: A rough, tough New York cop, his association with Kay Scarpetta goes back a long way, and she tolerates a great deal from him. He feels very protective towards her, and can't bear being away from her for long.
- Agent Benton Wesley: He is Kay's FBI husband. They met while she was still in Virginia. They haven't been married all that long but have been through so much together. He is also a doctor at McLean's hospital and they often have cases that overlap. He is quite secretive as is the nature of his job.
- Jack Fielding: Add a description of this character.
- John Briggs
- Johnny Donahue: A young man with great intelligence who is hampered socially by Asperger's. Confessed to a murder. Benton and Scarpetta think his confession doesn't ring true.
- Lucy Farinelli: Scarpetta's brilliant niece. Flies helicopters, fires weapons, hacks computers...
- Norton
- Kathleen Lawler
- Anne Mahoney
- Mark Bishop
- Bryce Clark
- Wally Jamison
- Dawn Kincaid
- Dr. Liam Saltz: a proponent of a robot to remove injured soldiers from battlefield. Scarpetta thinks this is a bad idea. In the past, they clashed on a national television show.
- Erica Donahue
- Pruitt
- Sophia Avallone
- Ron
- Mrs. Pieste
- Dr. Oliver Hess
- Julia Gabriel
- Eli Goldman
- David McMaster
- Dr. Kessel
- Sock: Sock is an elderly race dog dog. He was adopted by Eli. Eli was walking Sock when he was murdered. Scarpetta worries about what has happened to Sock.
- Walter Reed
- Jaime Berger
- Evelyn
- Joanne Rule
- Matthew Brady
- Geoffrey Miller
- Rockman
- Paul Renaud
- Dr. Benton Wesley: Married to Scarpetta. They had a long and complicated relationship preceding their marriage.
- Damien Patten
- Saint Hilaire
- MR. When Morrow
- Douglas Burke
- Edward Pieste
- Rose: Rose is deceased. In previous novels she was Scarpetta's secretary and friend. Scarpetta misses her as both her secretary and her friend.
- Tom Booker
- Peter Gabriel
- Phil
- Noonie Pieste
- Janelle
- Randy
- Russell Brown
- Ethan
- Doc
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First Sentence edit
Inside the changing room for female staff, I toss soiled scrubs into a biohazard hamper and strip off the rest of my clothes and medical clogs.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 18 of 21 in Kay Scarpetta. (standard series)
Preceded by The Scarpetta Factor, and followed by Red Mist.
This is book 9 of 11 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels in 2010. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Patricia Cornwell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam
Country: United States
Publication Date: November 30, 2010
ISBN: 978-0399157219
Page Count: 512
Publisher: Putnam
Country: United States
Publication Date: November 30, 2010
ISBN: 978-0399157219
Page Count: 512
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813'.54-dc22
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Patricia Cornwell: Author's Website
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