From Potter's Field Author:Patricia Cornwell IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE AND A SADISTIC KILLER IS ABOUT TO DISTURB THE PEACE.... — An unidentified nude female sits propped against a fountain in Central Park. There are no signs of struggle. When Dr. Kay Scarpetta and her colleages Benton Wesley and Pete Marino arrive on the scene, they instantly recognize the signature of serial killer Temple Brook... more »s Gault.
Scarpetta, on assignment with the FBI, visits the New York City morgue on Christmas morning, where she must use her forensic expertise to give a name to the nameless - a difficult task. But as she sorts through conflicting forensic clues, Gault claims his next victim. He has infiltrated the FBI's top secret artificial-intelligence system developed by Scarpetta's niece, and sends tauting messages as his butchery continues, moving terrifyingly closer to Scarpetta herself.
A taut, compelling work that brings us closer to Kay Scarpetta than we've ever been before, FROM POTTER'S FIELD once again has Patricia Cornwell setting new standards for suspense.« less