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Postmortem

Patricia Cornwell

1990242 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1990
first published
  • 1990Scribner · 293 pages · ENGISBN 9780684191416
  • 1992Warner · 404 pages · ENGISBN 9780751504941
  • 1993Kodansha · 242 pages · ENGISBN 9784061860988
  • 1994G.K. Hall · 422 pages · ENGISBN 9780816158645
  • 1998Pocket · 352 pages · ENGISBN 9780671023614
  • 2003Pocket · 352 pages · ENGISBN 9780743477154
  • 2007Thorndike Press · 509 pages · ENGISBN 9780786296064
  • 2004Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9781417645893

A killer is stalking the streets of Richmond, Virginia. When the bodies begin to mount, Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta is pulled into a chilling investigation that blends high-stakes forensics with psychological warfare. Armed with cutting-edge science and unflinching resolve, Scarpetta must navigate hostile forces both inside and outside the investigation—because someone isn’t just trying to hide the truth. They’re trying to kill her.

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AtmosphereNoir

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful

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ThemesJustice
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