Bibliograph

Autopsy, a Scarpetta novel, Patricia Cornwell

Type

Label

Autopsy, a Scarpetta novel, Patricia Cornwell

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Autopsy

Oclc number

1267994592

Responsibility statement

Patricia Cornwell

Series statement

A Scarpetta novel, [25]

Sub title

a Scarpetta novel

Summary

Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta returns to Virginia as the chief medical examiner. It's the state where she launched her career, but her new job means she's inherited not only an overbearing secretary, but also a legacy of neglect and potential corruption. Called to a scene by railroad tracks where a woman's body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spine, Scarpetta's investigation leads close to her own historic neighborhood. At the same time a catastrophe occurs in a top-secret laboratory in outer space, endangering at least two scientists aboard, and as a member of the Doomsday Commission that specializes in sensitive national security cases, Scarpetta is summoned to the White House and tasked with finding out exactly what happened. -- adapted from back cover

Target audience

adult

Classification