Summary
Dr. Kay Scarpetta tackles a New York murder and unravels the series of events preceding the heinous crime, using the only available evidence-the body.
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"...a compelling, fast-moving tale, written in highly compressed style..."
-- Publishers Weekly
"...nobody can make the details of forensic investigation as riveting..."
-- Kirkus
"Scarpetta...with her edgy intelligence, remains one of the most satisfactory heroines of popular ficiton." -- Elise O'Shaughnessy
-- New York Times Book Review
"Creepy complications, combined with the downright macabre atmosphere of this tale make 'From Potter's Field" a frantic and, at times surreal thriller."
-- Washington Post Book World
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Thorndike Pr
Published date: 1995
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.55 pounds
Pages: 434
Publisher's Notes
The sixth suspenseful thriller starring forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scapetta, by the award-winning author of The Body Farm. While Scarpetta searches for clues to the identity of a young woman murdered by serial killer Temple Brooks Gault, the fiend claims his next victim--and manages to infiltrate the FBI's top secret artificial intelligence system.
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