Cruel and Unusual: Scarpetta 4
Patricia Cornwell
(Author)
Description
"A knockout" (People) of a thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. "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 medical examiner 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 be cruel and unusual...Product Details
Price
$9.99
Publisher
Pocket Books
Publish Date
November 01, 2005
Pages
410
Dimensions
4.22 X 1.1 X 7.6 inches | 0.58 pounds
Language
English
Type
Mass Market Paperbound
EAN/UPC
9781416505402
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About the Author
Patricia Cornwell was born in Florida and raised in North Carolina. She sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working as a computer analyst at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. Postmortem was her first bona fide forensic thriller, and it would go on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony and Macavity awards as well as the French Prix du roman d'aventures. Since then, she's authored twenty-nine New York Times bestsellers and won the Sherlock Award, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development. To date, Cornwell's books have sold over 100 million copies in 36 languages in over 120 countries. She now lives in Boston, where she tirelessly researches advanced forensic techniques to include in her work.
Reviews
Ingenious...a first-rate storyteller.
-- Los Angeles Times Book Review
Engrossing...an extremely effective novel of suspense, in all its varieties...Corwell's sleuth is the best in the business.
-- Entertainment Weekly
A knockout.
-- People
Classic Cornwell...chilling...riveting...utterly convincing.
-- Richmond Times-Dispatch
-- Los Angeles Times Book Review
Engrossing...an extremely effective novel of suspense, in all its varieties...Corwell's sleuth is the best in the business.
-- Entertainment Weekly
A knockout.
-- People
Classic Cornwell...chilling...riveting...utterly convincing.
-- Richmond Times-Dispatch