Depraved Heart (Pb a Om)

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2016
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No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers the twenty-third engrossing thriller in her high-stakes series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.

You are being watched

The death of a Hollywood mogul's daughter has the police convinced it's an accident. But Dr. Kay Scarpetta knows better. It's almost as if someone is leaving evidence only she would spot.

They are always three steps ahead

Scarpetta is sidetracked when she receives a video clip revealing disturbing secrets about her niece, Lucy. But before she can react, the FBI raid Lucy's estate.

Time is running out

Scarpetta suspects one person is behind it all: the murder, the videos, the FBI. She needs to stop them before it's too late - and everyone she loves is destroyed.

Synopsis

No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers the twenty-third engrossing thriller in her high-stakes series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.

You are being watched

The death of a Hollywood mogul's daughter has the police convinced it's an accident. But Dr. Kay Scarpetta knows better. It's almost as if someone is leaving evidence only she would spot.

They are always three steps ahead

Scarpetta is sidetracked when she receives a video clip revealing disturbing secrets about her niece, Lucy. But before she can react, the FBI raid Lucy's estate.

Time is running out

Scarpetta suspects one person is behind it all: the murder, the videos, the FBI. She needs to stop them before it's too late - and everyone she loves is destroyed.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 496
Edition: 01
Publisher: Harper
Published: 28 Jun 2016
ISBN 10: 0008144133
ISBN 13: 9780008144135

Media Reviews

Praise for Patricia Cornwell & the Kay Scarpetta Novels:

`Cutting-edge' Sun

`A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller' BBC

`America's most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction' The Times

`Devilishly clever' Sunday Times

`She is a brilliant writer and I was absolutely gripped' Mail on Sunday

`The top gun in this field' Daily Telegraph

`Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns' Mirror

`The Agatha Christie of the DNA age' Express

`One of the best crime writers writing today' Guardian

`Few writers match Patricia Cornwell when it comes to writing crime and her latest Scarpetta novel is one of her best' Daily Express

`When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell' New York Times Book Review

Author Bio

Patricia Cornwell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Kay Scarpetta series. Her bestsellers include Dust, The Bone Bed, Red Mist, and Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper-Case Closed. Her earlier works include Postmortem-the only novel to win five major crime awards in a single year-and Cruel and Unusual, which won Britain's prestigious Gold Dagger Award for the best crime novel. Dr. Kay Scarpetta was awarded the 1999 Sherlock Award for the best detective created by an American author. Patricia Cornwell lives in Boston, Massachusetts.