Point Of Origin (Scarpetta)

Point Of Origin (Scarpetta)

by PatriciaCornwell (Author)

Synopsis

A farmhouse destroyed by fire. A body amongst the ruins. Dr Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner and consulting pathologist for the federal law enforcement agency ATF, is called out to a farmhouse in Virginia which has been destroyed by fire. In the ruins of the house she finds a body which tells a story of a violent and grisly murder. The fire has come at the same time as another, even more incendiary horror: Carrie Grethen, a killer who nearly destroyed the lives of Scarpetta and those closest to her, has escaped from a forensic psychiatric hospital. Her whereabouts is unknown, but her ultimate destination is not, for Carrie has begun to communicate with Scarpetta, conveying her deadly - if cryptic - plans for revenge. Chillingly mesmeric in tone, labyrinthine in structure, POINT OF ORIGIN is Patricia Cornwell at her most dazzling. For more about Patricia Cornwell and her books visit her website on www.patricia-cornwell.com

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 18 May 2000

ISBN 10: 0751530484
ISBN 13: 9780751530483

Media Reviews
'Imitators abound, but - pathologically speaking - nobody does it like Cornwell' Literary Review 'The pathology is fascinating, as is the sinister atmosphere generated by Cornwell's cruel prose' Harpers and Queen 'The bleakest - and the best - of Cornwell's novels' Guardian
Author Bio
Patricia Cornwell's series of crime novels featuring the forensic examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta are international bestsellers. She is also the author of two police procedurals and the biography of Ruth Graham. She divides her time between Virginia and New York.