Cruel and Unusual: A Kay Scarpetta Novel (Kay Scarpetta)
 

Cruel and Unusual: A Kay Scarpetta Novel (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries (Paperback))

by Patricia Cornwell

"Killing me won't kill the beast" are the last words of rapist-murderer Ronnie Joe Waddell, written four days before his execution. But they can't explain how Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds Waddell's fingerprints on another crime scene -- after she'd performed his autopsy. If this is some sort of game, Scarpetta seems to be the target. And if the next victim is someone she knows, the punishment will... (read more)

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I love all the "Kay Scarpetta" novels by Patricia C. Very intelligent and interesting. I like solving the crimes in terms of the "anatomy" of the victims. I have learned so much about the human body. I love the character Kay too - she is a kick! No one messes with her - you go girl! :) My type of woman!

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  • Georgiana

    georgiana said:

    What a great book! I think PC's earlier books are especially well written.

    posted Monday, February 4 2008
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