This book would be a good read for someone who enjoys thrilling murder mysteries with complex plot twists. Patricia Cornwell skillfully weaves a story of suspense and intrigue, as Dr. Kay Scarpetta delves into the investigation of Beryl Madison's gruesome murder. With vivid descriptions and meticulous attention to detail, Cornwell takes readers on a gripping journey through the mind of a forensic pathologist, leaving them guessing until the very end. Get ready to be captivated by this chilling tale of murder, secrets, and the lengths one will go to protect their own.

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A reclusive writer is dead. And her final manuscript has disappeared...Someone is after Beryl Madison. Someone who spies on her and makes threatening, obscene phone calls. Terrified, she flees to Key West—but eventually she must return to her Richmond home. The very night she arrives, Beryl inexplicably invites her killer...Thus begins for Dr Kay Scarpetta the investigation of a crime that is as convoluted as it is bizarre. Why would Beryl open the door to someone who brutally slashed and then nearly decapitated her? Did she know her killer? Adding to the intrigue is Beryl's enigmatic relationship with a prize-winning author and the disappearance of her own manuscript.As Scarpetta retraces Beryl's footsteps, an investigation that begins in the laboratory with microscopes and lasers leads her deep into a nightmare that soon becomes her own.

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