PostmortemDiscover the “dazzling…fascinating” (Los Angeles Times) forensic thriller that launched the New York Times bestselling Kay Scarpetta series from #1 bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell. Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a monster strikes, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta suspects the worst: a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer whose signature offers precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she calls on the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman. But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because it’s being sabotaged from within—and someone wants her dead. |
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Section 2 | 24 |
Section 3 | 41 |
Section 4 | 48 |
Section 5 | 49 |
Section 6 | 54 |
Section 7 | 62 |
Section 8 | 91 |
Section 16 | 270 |
Section 17 | 299 |
Section 18 | 314 |
Section 19 | 325 |
Section 20 | 339 |
Section 21 | 356 |
Section 22 | 358 |
Section 23 | 364 |
Section 9 | 122 |
Section 10 | 159 |
Section 11 | 163 |
Section 12 | 182 |
Section 13 | 185 |
Section 14 | 217 |
Section 15 | 246 |
Section 24 | 370 |
Section 25 | 389 |
Section 26 | 399 |
Section 27 | 416 |
Section 28 | 422 |
Section 29 | 435 |
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