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Identity Unknown
The gripping new Kay Scarpetta thriller for 2024
Series: Kay Scarpetta
Brief Description
THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell plunges you into a labyrinth of hidden truths and deceptive appearances as Dr. Kay Scarpetta faces one of her most daunting challenges yet. Summoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park to...
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Identity Unknown
The 120-million-copy bestseller returns with a gripping new thriller. Autopsies can reveal the dead's secrets, and this victim is sending Kay Scarpetta a message...
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THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER
Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell plunges you into a labyrinth of hidden truths and deceptive appearances as Dr. Kay Scarpetta faces one of her most daunting challenges yet.
Summoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once loved. While teaching in Rome during the early days of her career, Scarpetta had a love affair with acclaimed astrophysicist Sal Giordano that led to a lifelong friendship.
The murder scene is bizarre, with a crop circle of petals around the body, and Giordano's skin is strangely red. Scarpetta's niece, Lucy, believes he was dropped from an unidentified flying craft. Scarpetta knows an autopsy can reveal the dead's secrets, but she is shocked to find her friend seems to have deliberately left her a clue.
As the investigators are torn between suspicions of otherworldly forces and of Giordano himself, Scarpetta detects an explanation closer to home that, in her mind, is far more evil.
'Iconic. Bold. Brilliant. Identity Unknown is hauntingly original, impossibly clever and devilishly daring. Scalpel-sharp storytelling, trademark twists, and characters that feel like family, this series is one of the all-time greats' - CHRIS WHITAKER, author of Sunday Times bestseller All the Colours of the DarkJoin Dr. Kay Scarpetta on a pulse-pounding journey where forensic science meets a chilling mystery that unravels the very fabric of reality. With Cornwell's masterful storytelling and intricate plot constructions, you are guaranteed a read that is both intellectually stimulating and viscerally thrilling.
DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION 'One of the best crime writers writing today' Guardian 'Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her' Sunday Times 'Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns' Mirror 'In a league of her own' HeatSeries: Kay Scarpetta
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781408732601
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 October 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sphere
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 230.0mm
Weight: 484g
Pages: 400
About the Author
In 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, as well as the French Prix du Roman d'Aventures - the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. Growing into an international phenomenon, the Scarpetta series won Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, 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.
Today, Cornwell's novels and iconic characters are known around the world. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written the definitive nonfiction account of Jack the Ripper's identity, cookbooks, a children's book, a biography of Ruth Graham, and three other fictional series based on the characters Win Garano, Andy Brazil, and Captain Calli Chase. Cornwell continues exploring the latest space-age technologies and threats relevant to contemporary life. Her interests range from the morgue to artificial intelligence and include visits to Interpol, the Pentagon, the U.S. Secret Service and NASA. Cornwell was born in Miami. She grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston.More from Crime & Thriller
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