THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER
Two mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta’s career . . .
Chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.
The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.
After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.
Kay Scarpetta will return in Identity Unknown – available to order now!
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‘A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of the genre’
SUN
‘A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest’
CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END
‘An edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists’
DAILY MAIL
‘Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best’
M. J. ARLIDGE, author of EYE FOR AN EYE
‘Cornwell really is in a league of her own’
BOOK OF THE WEEK, HEAT
‘Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction’
ANDREA MARA, author of NO ONE SAW A THING
‘Cornwell proves once again why she is a crime writer still at the top of her game’
WOMAN’S WEEKLY
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Reviews
The top gun in this field
With plot twists you won't see coming, this is a frightening, timely thriller
When it comes to forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell
Slick, fast-paced and brilliant
A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller
Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best
A gripping crime thriller with delightfully unexpected twists . . . Both fans of the Scarpetta novels and newcomers to the series alike will find much to enjoy
Thrilling
Astonishing . . . Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her
Cornwell really is in a league of her own
The queen of the forensic thriller
America's most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction
PRAISE FOR PATRICIA CORNWELL
Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns
A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Unnatural Death is Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest. The best just got better
A tale so terrifying you'll be afraid to go into the woods this Hallowe'en
This case is one of her most striking . . . an edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists
Classic Cornwell with an up-to-the-minute twenty-first-century plot - an intoxicating blend that proves Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction. An utterly thrilling roller coaster ride
Cutting-edge
Terrifying
One of the best crime writers writing today
A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of this genre
Another clever-crafted chiller from the queen of the forensic thriller
In this macabre and consuming novel, Cornwell proves once again why she is a crime writer still at the top of her game
PRAISE FOR UNNATURAL DEATH
The Agatha Christie of the DNA age
An especially good entry in the series
