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Description for Postmortem
Paperback. Clean copy. Good to very good
A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedroom. There is no pattern: the killer appears to strike at random - but always early on Saturday mornings. So when Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical officer, is awakened at 2.33 am, she knows the news is bad: there is a fourth victim. And she fears now for those that will follow unless she can dig up new forensic evidence to aid the police. But not everyone is pleased to see a woman in this powerful job. Someone may even ... Read more
A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedroom. There is no pattern: the killer appears to strike at random - but always early on Saturday mornings. So when Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical officer, is awakened at 2.33 am, she knows the news is bad: there is a fourth victim. And she fears now for those that will follow unless she can dig up new forensic evidence to aid the police. But not everyone is pleased to see a woman in this powerful job. Someone may even ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751530438
SKU
KST0015498
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell's series of crime novels featuring the forensic examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta are international bestsellers. She is also the author of two police procedurals and the biography of Ruth Graham. She divides her time between Virginia and New York.
Reviews for Postmortem
'An excellent chiller with pace and tension' Sunday Telegraph 'Devilishly clever' Sunday Times