In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Cornwellโs #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests.Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has just inherited one of the most notorious cases of her career. Two years ago, a former beauty queen ...Full description
In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Cornwellโs #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests.Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has just inherited one of the most notorious cases of her career. Two years ago, a former beauty queenโs body washed up on the shore of Wallops Island, Virginia. She was last seen on a boat with her fiancรฉ, who has since been held in jail while awaiting trial.Scarpetta must act as the expert witness for the caseโan investigation previously botched by another forensic pathologist. After a grueling cross-examination by the prosecutor, Scarpetta leaves the court only to discover that the sister of the judge on her case has been found dead.Scarpetta ultimately finds herself facing a powerful, invisible enemy whoโs planning the unthinkable . . .