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Now freelancing from south Florida, Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to Richmond, Virginia, the city that turned its back on her five years ago. Investigating the death of a young girl, she must follow the twisting leads and track the strange details in order to make the dead speak-and to reveal the... read more

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Yellow bulldozers hack earth and stone in an old city block that has seen more death than most modern wars, and Kay Scarpetta slows her rental SUV almost to a stop.

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This is book 13 of 21 in Kay Scarpetta. (standard series)

Preceded by Blow Fly, and followed by Predator.

This is book 8 of 9 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 2004. (authoritative list)

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  1. Patricia Cornwell (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0399152199
Page Count: 448

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  • Scarpetta
  • The Scarpetta Factor
  • Book of the Dead
  • All That Remains
  • Body of Evidence
  • Predator
  • Blow Fly
  • Black Notice
  • Postmortem
  • Port Mortuary
  • From Potter's Field
  • Cruel and Unusual
  • Unnatural Exposure
  • The Last Precinct
  • The Body Farm

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