The Body Farm - Couverture rigide

Cornwell, Patricia

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0316906506 ISBN 13 : 9780316906500

Editeur : Little, Brown & Company, 1994

Synopsis

Physical description: 324 p. ; 25 cm. Note: Signed by the author. Summary: "The Body Farm" is a remote facility in the foothills of Virginia where a team of experts assess how bodies deteriorate in various conditions. Dr Kay Scarpetta is in need of their knowledge when she and her police colleagues are asked to investigate the murder of a young girl. Subject: English fiction, United States. Crime & mystery / FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General FICTION / Crime. Genre: Fiction.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Patricia Cornwell is considered one of the world's bestselling crime writers. Her intrepid medical examiner Kay Scarpetta first appeared on the scene in 1990 with Postmortem—the only novel to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards and the French Prix du Roman d'Aventure in a single year—and Cruel and Unusual, which won Britain's prestigious Gold Dagger Award for the best crime novel of 1993. Dr. Kay Scarpetta herself won the 1999 Sherlock Award for the best detective created by an American author. Ms. Cornwell's work is translated into 36 languages across more than 50 countries.

Revue de presse :

"Among the grittiest of this season's crime novels...convincing...chilling."— Time

"All the pacing and suspense Cornwell fans have come to expect."— People

"Reminiscent of The Silence of the Lambs. Her writing is masterful."— Booklist

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Little, Brown & Company
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0316906506
• ISBN 13: 9780316906500
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 324