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The Last Precinct
by Patricia Cornwell
ISBN: 0375430687
ISBN-13: 9780375430688
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Picking up where BLACK NOTICE leaves off, THE LAST PRECINCT finds Virginia medical examiner Kay Scarpetta under investigation for the murder of Chief of Police Diane Bray. As Scarpetta struggles to clear her name, two mutilated corpses are discovered by police. The murders bear all the hallmarks of the work of serial killer Jean Baptiste Chandonne. There's just one problem: Chandonne is in prison. It looks like Scarpetta has a copycat killer on her hands.
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"Plots within plots, fraught atmosphere and unrelenting suspense keep readers on tenterhooks while one trap after another springs under unwary feet....[A] model of the art." -- Eugen Weber
-- Los Angeles Times
"Once it gets going-and it takes a while-it's a page-turning, bravura piece of writing." -- Peter Guttridge
-- Guardian (London)
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published date: 2000
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 2.25 pounds
Pages: 724
Publisher's Notes
Attracting unwanted attentions when she is mandated to research the four-hundred-year-old murder of a Jamestown, Virginia, settler, Kay Scarpetta finds enemies among those she is sworn to protect. 30,000 first printing. (Suspense)
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The Last Precinct (Random House Large Print)
Patricia Cornwell
Random House Large Print, 2000-10-17. Hardcover. Good. x-lib w/ markings, pgs clean & tight, mylar dj over original, lean to spine, Large PrintDelivery Confirmation on Media Mail orders, First Class shipping if available for faster service. Shipped in bubble mailers. ( more information)
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The Last Precinct
Patricia Cornwell
Random House Large Print. Used - Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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The Last Precinct (Random House Large Print)
Patricia Cornwell
An ex-library copy. All pages and cover legible except for a few library markings. Mylar over dustjacket has some wrinkles and light wear in it. Binding slightly loose. A couple of the pages are creased. There is some wear along the corners and edges. Purchasing this item supports the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation. ( more information)
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The Last Precinct (Random House Large Print (Paper))
Patricia Cornwell
An acceptable used ex-library copy. Library markings. Pages are somewhat worn. Cover worn with some creases. Worn edges and corners. Binding somewhat weak and cracked. Purchasing this item supports the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation. ( more information)
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The Last Precinct (Random House Large Print)
Patricia Cornwell
Random House Large Print. Fine in Very Good dust jacket; .. 2000. 1st Large Print Edition. Hardcover. Book is new and unopened. First large print edition. Some edgewear to boards, corners bumped. Top of dust jacket wrinkled, bent over, edgewear along bottom. No remainder marks. ; 1.52 x 9.58 x 6.48 Inches; 736 pages; Now Patricia Cornwell brings her millions of readers a novel concerning crimes with roots in a murder from the distant past.  When Kay Scarpetta is mandated to investigate the 400 year-old violent death of one of America's first settlers at Jamestown, Virginia, it seems like the perfect match: modern technology's savviest avatar versus an age-old crime.  Kay's involvement in the case attracts headlines, and more-the unwelcome ire of a person or persons unknown.<br><b r>Kay and those closest to her soon find themselves the targets of vicious hate crimes that are clearly inspired by her connection to the archaeological excavation.  At first more nuisance than assault, the nature of the attacks quickly escalates to violence.  Worse still, those sworn to protect prove to be the enemy, forcing Scarpetta, her niece Lucy, and detective Peter Marino to take matters into their won hands- torquing the rule of law and changing their lives forever.  In a case ranging from an 18th-century murder to mortal risk in present day, <b>The Last Precinct</b> pits Kay Scarpetta against a rogue enemy who will stop at nothing to stop her. . ( more information)
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The Last Precinct
Cornwell, Patricia
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Large Print, 2000. Light rubbings and shelf wear to DJ. Boards. VG++/VG++. ( more information)
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