Trace

Cornwell, Patricia Daniels

ISBN 10 : 0142800864 ISBN 13 : 9780142800867

Editeur : Penguin Group USA, 2004

Synopsis

Book by Cornwell Patricia

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The heart-stopping new Dr. Kay Scarpetta thriller from America's #1-bestselling crime writer.

Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing from south Florida, returns to the city that turned its back on her five years ago.

In Trace, Scarpetta travels to Richmond, Virginia, at the odd behest of the recently appointed Chief Medical Examiner, who claims that he needs her help to solve a perplexing crime. When she arrives, however, Scarpetta finds that nothing is as she expected: her former lab is in the final stages of demolition; the inept chief isn't the one who requested her after all; her old assistant chief has developed personal problems that he won't reveal; and a glamorous FBI agent, whom Marino dislikes instantly, meddles with the case.

Deprived of assistance from colleagues Benton and Lucy, who are embroiled in what first appears to be an unrelated attempted rape by a stalker, Scarpetta is faced with investigating the death of a fourteen-year-old girl, working with the smallest pieces of evidence-traces that only the most thorough hunters can identify. She must follow the twisting leads and track the strange details in order to make the dead speak-and to reveal the sad truth that may be more than even she can bear.

Revue de presse :

“Scarpetta...is back with a vengeance.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Cornwell gets her Hitchcock on...[She] can generate willies with subtle poetic turns.”—People

“Fun [and] flamboyant.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Trace is rich and satisfying, with Cornwell sprinkling a trail of tantalizing bread crumbs for the Scarpetta faithful, who are always hungry for the next installment.”—The Associated Press

“Cornwell’s latest is hard to put down...Trace is solid and tightly paced, which should appeal to her legions of fans.”—BookPage

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Group USA
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0142800864
• ISBN 13: 9780142800867
• Reliure: CD