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Body of Evidence  (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2)
Body of Evidence - Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2
Author: Patricia Cornwell
A reclusive writer is dead. And her final manuscript has disappeared ... Someone is stalking Beryl Madison. Someone who spies on her and makes threatening, obscene phone-calls. Terrified, Beryl flees to Key West - but eventually she must return to her Richmond home. The very night she arrives, Beryl inexplicably invites her killer in ... Thus be...  more »
ISBN: 62489
Pages: 274
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  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Scribners
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 69 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
There is a reason why I like the Law & order series & CSI. I am more interested in the actuall plot of the crime than the life events of the people solving the case(a little is ok as long as it pertains to the story) . This book does it well.
reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The second book of the Kay Scarpetta series is much more brilliant than the first. This book pertains to the murder of an author, Beryl Madison, after returning home from Key West. As the book progresses and clues unfold, it is discovered that Beryl had been stalked prior to her death, receiving disturbing phone calls, etc.

In a plot twist, Kay Scarpetta's former flame, Mark James, enters the picture as an attorney for a Chicago law firm. Mark speaks with Kay at length about his firm's relationship with Beryl Madison and her former sponsor (if you will), Cary Harper. It appears Cary Harper and Beryl Madison had a falling-out over a manuscript that Beryl was intending to write--a memoirs of sorts. A chapter or so later, Mark is introducing Kay to the actualy attorney who represented Beryl and Mr. Harper, and he has some threats of his own to dole out to Kay. However, nothing is what it seems....

Once Kay Scarpetta starts receiving the same disturbing phone calls as Beryl did before she was murdered, she finds herself traveling the same path as Beryl--all the way to Key West and back.
gsisk avatar reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 188 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The body of a young and promising writer is discovered in her home shortly after she returns from hiding out. She was the protege of another, famous old writer who was living off the success of his one good book. But it seems she was more than just his protege, and her latest manuscript has disappeared - apparently it was going to be a tell-all book. But then the old writer is murdered, too; and his sister commits suicide.

It's one of those books I kept reading, because I wanted to know who done it, but I did not really enjoy it, because of Scarpetta's self-aggrandizing ways.
reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Patricia Corwell's series starring Kay Scarpetta as the Chief Medical Examiner is one of the best series of books I have read. Mysteries have never been my genre, but I love the CSI TV series and this book intrigues me in the same manner. Corwell is very knowledgeable and her writing style is descriptive and flowing as well as easy to read. Its not so packed with technical jargon that you cant sit and enjoy a nice quiet read without having to reach for a dictioary.
scrapbooklady avatar reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 472 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
"Body of Evidence" is a well-plotted mystery with well-developed characters. I highly recommend it
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reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 458 more book reviews
I have read the entire Scarpetta series and have loved them all. This one is no exception.
haggatha avatar reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 55 more book reviews
another Kay Scarpetta book and another good one.
kevinsbebe avatar reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 165 more book reviews
2nd novel in the Kay Scarpetta series. Really interesting storyline and as always Patricia Cornwell didn't disappoint!
reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 85 more book reviews
Tired plot
reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 35 more book reviews
Love this series!
TxSandMom avatar reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on
Great, suspenseful book! And a quick read.
hunterchick avatar reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 78 more book reviews
Patricia Cornwells Kay Scarpetta is a character who becomes addicting. Smart, Funny, brave, and tough she is a character who sticks with you, and you will find yourself wanting to read the whole series. Chapters are on the shorter side so the book is easier to digest.
momdoc5 avatar reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 8 more book reviews
I aqm a big fan of Patricia Cornwell and this book is one of her best!
reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 6 more book reviews
It was a really good , can't put down book. I really enjoyed it.
reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 17 more book reviews
I enjoyed this one.
reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 141 more book reviews
A GREAT BOOK BY PATRICIA CORNWELL. I'VE COME TO LOVE KAY SCARPETTA AND HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY. FOLLOWING HER THROUGH THESE BOOKS IS VERY INTERESTING. I CAN'T WAIT TO READ THE NEXT ONE.
hunterchick avatar reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 78 more book reviews
Patricia Cornwells Kay Scarpetta is a character who becomes addicting. Smart, Funny, brave, and tough she is a character who sticks with you, and you will find yourself wanting to read the whole series. Chapters are on the shorter side so the book is easier to digest.
hunterchick avatar reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 78 more book reviews
Patricia Cornwells Kay Scarpetta is a character who becomes addicting. Smart, Funny, brave, and tough she is a character who sticks with you, and you will find yourself wanting to read the whole series. Chapters are on the shorter side so the book is easier to digest.
Brinda avatar reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on
Great book! Each time I thought I knew who did it, they were murdered too.
Could not put it down!
rtc917 avatar reviewed Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 2) on + 30 more book reviews
Well done mystery, although a tad fragmented in terms of continuity. All in all, an enjoyable read and introduction to Cornwell's main character, Kay Scarpetts.


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