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A killer is stalking the streets of Richmond, Virginia. When the bodies begin to mount, Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta is pulled into a chilling investigation that blends high-stakes forensics with psychological warfare. Armed with cutting-edge science and unflinching resolve, Scarpetta must navigate hostile forces both inside and outside the investigation—because someone isn’t just trying to hide the truth. They’re trying to kill her.

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Editions

67 editions · 9 languages
  • Audiobook · English · 2014
    Bolinda audio · 9781486225569
  • Paperback · English · 2013
    Little, Brown · 9780751552317
  • Hardcover · English · 2007
    Postmortem (A Kay Scarpetta Novel)
    Thorndike Press · 509 pages · 9780786296064
  • Audiobook · English · 2006
    Books on Tape · 9781415929476
  • Paperback · English · 2004
    Perfection Learning · 342 pages · 9780756936488
  • Paperback · English · 2003
    Time Warner Paperbacks · 864 pages · 9780751535082
FictionMedical examiners (Law)Kay Scarpetta (Fictitious character)Virginia in fictionWomen detectivesWomen physicians in fictionForensic pathologists in fictionWomen physicians