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Cruel and Unusual
by Patricia Cornwell
ISBN: 0380718340
ISBN-13: 9780380718344
Format: Paperback
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Summary
How do the fingerprints of a recently executed man end up at a new crime scene? Dr. Kay Scarpetta must unravel this seemingly impossible conundrum before more victims perish.
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Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 1995
Size: 4.25 x 7 inches
Weight: 0.5 pounds
Publisher's Notes
When convicted killer RonnieJoe Waddell is executed in Virginia's electric chair, he becomes what shouldbe a routine postmortem case for Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.But after Waddell's execution, the murders continue, as everyone connectedto him begins to die -- including a member of Scarpetta's staff.
Then, when crucial records disappear from her files, Scarpetta comes underfire for incompetence. Caught in a web of political intrigue, betrayed bythose she trusted, Scarpetta must fight to free herself from murderous insinuations-- and threats to her own life.
To save her career, Scarpetta soon finds herself retracing Waddell's bloodyfootprints, following a trail that might lead to long-hidden secrets deepwithin the state government. Either the truth will set her free -- or unleashupon her a punishment both cruel and unusual.
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Cruel and Unusual
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow/Avon, 1994. No Edition Stated. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual
Cornwell, Patricia, and Kicklighter, and Waddell, Ronnie Joe (Prologue by)
Avon Books, 1994. Mass-market paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. ANY PROBLEM MILD. see your site help pages to combine shipping. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1995. ISBN: 0380718340. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. FICTION MYSTERY DETECTIVE WOMEN SLEUTHS. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Qty: 2)
Cornwell, Patricia, and Kicklighter, and Waddell, Ronnie Joe (Prologue by)
Avon, 1994. Mass-market paperback. Very Good. ( more information)
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Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1995 Mass Market Paperback. Good. ( more information)
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Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1995 back cover tornfront cover clipped. name inside cover. cover is rough corners turned up but pages are firm and attached. Mass-market paperback. Poor. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
Cornwell, Patricia D
Avon. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. 0380718340 1994 EDITION--PAPERBACK--COVER HAS MINOR WEAR--CREASES//PAGES ARE CLEAN---NO MARKS/At TIME OUT BOOKS our aim is Professional service and SPEEDY SHIPPING (Ships within 24 hrs in a PADDED MAILER) with COMPLETE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. We recommend the Expedited Shipping option for much faster mail delivery. NOTE: INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS MAY TAKE UP TO 8 WEEKS TO ARRIVE. NICE COPY--SPEEDY SHIPPING with SUPER CUSTOMER SERVICE . Very Good. ( more information)
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Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1995 Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
Patricia D. Cornwell
Avon. Used - Very Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1994. Mass Market Pap. 1st. Very Good condition, showing little signs of wear. Paperback: typical reading wear. ( more information)
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Cornwell, Patricia, and Kicklighter, and Waddell, Ronnie Joe (Prologue by)
Avon Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1994. Paperback. 0380718340 . Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minimal shelf wear. ; Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 416 p. Kay Scarpetta Mysteries (Paperback) . Audience: General/trade. Great Value. Prompt delivery with tracking. Satisfaction guaranteed. . ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual
Patricia D. Cornwell
Avon, 1994. Reissue. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Used - Good. Some wear, creases, reader's crease. Text clean and tight. Satisfaction Guaranteed! ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1995 Book is clean and tight.. 1st Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1995 Book is clean and tight.. Later Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
Patricia D. Cornwell
Avon. Used - Very Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1994. Mass Market Pap. 1st. Very Good condition, showing little signs of wear. Some aging/yellowing of pages. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
Patricia D. Cornwell
Avon. Used - Very Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1994. Mass Market Pap. 1st. Very Good condition, showing little signs of wear. Previous owner's name or address or stamp on front end paper or inside front cover. Cover has some wear on edges. Cover/spine has minor creases and/or small tears. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1995 Some wear/creasing to cvr, dog ears, all pages clean, untorn & firmly attached.. First Printing Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1995 used. Paperback. Acceptable. Book. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
Patricia D. Cornwell
Avon, 1994-05-01. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Very Light shelfwear overall. Faintly Creased spine. Slightly Scuffed cover. Slight Edgewear. Marks on first page, No Marks in text. pc01s08 ( more information)
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Cornwell, Patricia D
Avon. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. 0380718340 PAPERBACK/Professional Service and SPEEDY SHIPPING/ NICE COPY--SPEEDY SHIPPING with SUPER CUSTOMER SERVICE . Very Good. ( more information)
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Cornwell, Patricia D
Avon. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. 0380718340 Paperback book in Acceptable condition ~ Some spine/cover creases, edge and corner rubs, small cover edge tears, a good reading book! Shop & Save with us at kjcactusbooks! . Fair. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1995 Mass Market Paperback. Good. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
Patricia D. Cornwell
Avon. Used - Very Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1994. Mass Market Pap. 1st. Very Good condition, showing little signs of wear. ( more information)
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Cornwell, Patricia D
Avon. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. 0380718340 Acceptable condition, may have heavier wear and/or soiling, highlighting or other markings inside, complete and perfectly usable condition . Fair. ( more information)
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Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1995 Mass Market Paperback. Good. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1995 Mass Market Paperback. Good. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
Patricia D. Cornwell
Avon. 1st. Used, Very Good. We mail daily and email you the USPS Tracking# !! PAPERBACK, VG/VG, Avon, 1994, 1st, 1.4 in. H x 6.7 in. L x 3.9 in. W, 7 oz.. This copy has visible but minimal creasing of the spine, appears to have been very lightly read, is in otherwise Very Good condition. Note: expect tanning of any paperback more than a few years old, regardless of condition. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
Patricia D. Cornwell
Avon, 1994-05-01. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Good: Copy has been read, but remains in good condition. Normal shelf wear on edges and corners. Binding is tight. Very usable. Minor tanning of pages from age. This is a typical used paperback with general wear. ( more information)
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Cruel And Unusual
Patricia D Cornwell
Avon, 1993. Paperback. Very Good. heavy spine crease inits her lurid descriptions of forensic procedures make the story grimly fascinating ( more information)
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cruel and unusual
cornwell, patricia
Mass Market. Avon 1994. Broken Spine. All books in VG or better condition. ( more information)
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Patricia D. Cornwell
Avon. Used - Acceptable. 1st.ACCEPTABLE with noted wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. We offer a no hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders are generally shipped no later than next business day. We offer a no hassle guarantee on all our items. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual
Cornwell, Patricia
Avon Books, 1994. Mass-market paperback. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. As new, unread. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 416 p. Kay Scarpetta Mysteries (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual
Cornwell, Patricia D, and Kicklighter, and Waddell, Ronnie Joe (Prologue by)
Avon Books, 1995. Mass-market paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 416 p. Kay Scarpetta Mysteries (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. ( more information)
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Cornwell, Patricia D
Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon. Minimal Wear Present. 0380718340 Fine Mass Market Paperback. In Excellent Condition with Very Minimal Wear Present. 1000005432 _ . Fine. 1995. Mass Market Paperback. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
Patricia D. Cornwell
All pages and cover clear of markings. Softly worn around edges and corners. Binding solid and tight. No creases.If you choose standard shipping, it could take up to 14 BUSINESS days and in rare cases 21 ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
Patricia D. Cornwell
Avon, 1994-05-01. Mass Market Paperback. Good. pgs clean & tight, light wear to cover edge, lean to spineDelivery Confirmation on Media Mail orders, First Class shipping if available for faster service. Shipped in bubble mailers. ( more information)
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Cornwell, Patricia D
Avon. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. 0380718340 PAPERBACK - GC - Book cover has some surface and edge wear, spine some creasing, otherwise book interior pages clean and in good reading condition. . Good. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
Patricia D. Cornwell
Avon. Used - Very Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1994. Mass Market Pap. 1st. Very Good condition, showing little signs of wear. Spine slightly askew. Some aging/yellowing of text pages. Cover has some wear on edges. ( more information)
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
Patricia D. Cornwell
A very nice ex-library copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Binding solid and tight. A few light creases. Softly worn around edges and corners. ( more information)
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