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Book Description:
After months of menacing phone calls and feeling that her every move is being watched, successful writer Beryl Madison flees Key West when a terrifying message is scratched on her car. But the very night she returns to Richmond, she deactivates her burglar alarm and opens her door to someone who nearly decapitates her. Why did she let him in, wonders Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta? And, why is Beryl's latest manuscript missing? Persuing the answers involves Scarpetta in the murder of another writerBeryl's jealous mentor. While she copes with a variety of personal and professional problems, Scarpetta's high-tech forensic skills enable her to collect a body of evidenceclues that would mean little without her intelligence, compassion, and imaginationthat leads her directly into a nightmare all her own.
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"Body of Evidence" is a well-plotted mystery with well-developed characters. I highly recommend it
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Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta must deal with a deranged killer who stalks and murders a noted historical novelist and then seems to be working back throught the novelist's past....
Takes the reader into the fascinating world of the forensic crime lab.
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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.
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I have read the entire Scarpetta series and have loved them all. This one is no exception.
Sandy B. (another Kay Scarpetta book and another good one.
Michelle K. (2nd novel in the Kay Scarpetta series. Really interesting storyline and as always Patricia Cornwell didn't disappoint!
A. J. C. (I liked this book, although it wasn't at all what I expected. I guess I expected the main character to be more of a crime scene investigator, or a detective, or something along those lines. It was a good page-turner, but I didn't understand why Kay Scarpetta, being a forensic pathologist, was investigating crimes as if she were a detective. Since when does a coroner go around questioning people? That didn't work for me. This book was well-written, however, so I'll overlook that for now. I liked that the author included some of the technical elements of forensic pathology without getting too technical. It added realism to the story. I'm looking forward to reading 'Postmortem' soon since I hear that it is one of Patricia Cornwell's best.
Another great Patricia Cornwell book! Couldnt put the books down!
As always... another great Cornwell book!
Takes the reader into the fascinating world of the forensic crime lab... a complex, multi-layered novel with enough twists and turns for two books....Washington Post Book World
This was a New York Times best seller, as are so many of Pat Cornwell's novels. (You notice how I called her Pat. That's because I have read so many of her novels, I feel like we are friends).
Kathryn M. from AUSTIN, TX wrote on 3/20/2007...A continuation of a fun and exciting series!
Bonnie C. (Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta must deal with a deranged killer who stalks and murders a noted historical novelist and then seems to be working back through the novelist's past...takes the reader into the fascinating world of the forensic crime lab...a complex multi-layered novel with enough twists and turns for 2 books.
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