Lorraine H. (Kit) - , reviewed on 3/20/2007 + 68 more book reviews

A body is discovered in a Virginia landfill. The details--expert removal of head and limbs--mirror that of a case Dr. Kay Scarpetta has been investigating in Ireland. But for Scarpetta, the game has only just begun. The killer bodly contacts her via the Internet, signing off with the ominous screen name deadoc. As her investigation deepens, Scarpetta discovers that the victim in Virginia was exposed to a rare smallpox-like virus before she was kills, and that Scarpetta herself could be infected.
Now that she knows she is up against a killer unlike any she has pursued before--a relentless psychopath with access to an incredibly sophisticated arsenal of deadly force. And with a very personal interest in seeing Kay Scarpetta suffer.


Patricia Cornwell is an amazing writer. The drags you in from the first page and keeps you wanting to find out whodunit. You'll have to read it all to find that out!

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