Cruel and Unusual: Scarpetta 4
Dec 2009 · Kay Scarpetta Book 4 · Simon and Schuster
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The inspiration for Season 2 of the Amazon Prime Video series Scarpetta—starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis!
“A knockout” (People) of a thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta isn’t used to planning autopsies on men who are still alive, but that’s exactly what she’s tasked with when serial killer Ronnie Joe Waddell is set for execution. His last words? “Killing me won’t kill the beast.” Enigmatic as they are, they soon prove prophetic: days after his execution, another body is found—with Waddell’s fingerprints at the crime scene.
How did a dead man commit a murder? Did Scarpetta autopsy the wrong man? And why can’t she shake the feeling that she might be next?
“A knockout” (People) of a thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta isn’t used to planning autopsies on men who are still alive, but that’s exactly what she’s tasked with when serial killer Ronnie Joe Waddell is set for execution. His last words? “Killing me won’t kill the beast.” Enigmatic as they are, they soon prove prophetic: days after his execution, another body is found—with Waddell’s fingerprints at the crime scene.
How did a dead man commit a murder? Did Scarpetta autopsy the wrong man? And why can’t she shake the feeling that she might be next?
The inspiration for Season 2 of the Amazon Prime Video series Scarpetta—starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis!
“A knockout” (People) of a thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta isn’t used to planning...
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47 reviews
Crystal Macdonald
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December 20, 2016
I find myself being able to envision who Dr. Kay Scarpetta would be in life, what kind of an increbibly intelligent, strong willed, yet sexy and sensitive to those she decides to let in...She is an amazing character and I just love how nothing seems to really get down under her skin...A strong and confident seeker of justice that I, for one, would want on my side hath my proverbial s@#t were to ever hit the fan...😃
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Darlene Jones
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July 30, 2019
Another mesmerizing book by Patricia Cornwell. Couldn't put it down.
linda zurawski
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July 25, 2017
Love all her books!
About the author
Patricia Cornwell is recognized as one of the world’s top bestselling crime authors with novels translated into thirty-six languages in more than 120 countries. Her novels have won numerous prestigious awards including the Edgar, the Creasey, the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Prix du Roman d’Aventure. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written a definitive book about Jack the Ripper, a biography, and two more fiction series, among others. Cornwell, a licensed helicopter pilot and scuba diver, actively researches the cutting-edge forensic technologies that inform her work. She was born in Miami, grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston. Find out more at PatriciaCornwell.com, at Facebook.com/Patricia.Cornwell, on X: @1PCornwell, and on Instagram: @1PCornwell.
Patricia Cornwell is recognized as one of the world’s top bestselling crime authors with novels translated into thirty-six languages in more than 120 countries. Her novels have won numerous prestigious awards including the Edgar, the Creasey, the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Prix du Roman d’Ave...
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