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The Body Farm
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Body Farm
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Patricia Cornwell
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Series | Kay Scarpetta |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:384 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128 |
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Category/Genre | Crime and mystery |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780751544589
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Classifications | Dewey:813.54 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Little, Brown Book Group
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Imprint |
Sphere
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Publication Date |
13 January 2011 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Body Farm - a research institute that tests the decomposition of corpses. Black Mountain, North Carolina: a sleepy little town where the local police deal with one homicide a year, if they're unlucky, and where people are still getting used to the idea of locking their doors at night. But violent death is no respecter of venue, and the discovery of the corpse of the corpse of an 11-year-old girl sends shock waves through the community. Dr Kay Scarpetta, Chief medical Examiner on a similar case in Virginia, is called in to apply her forensic skills to this latest atrocity, but the apparent simplicity of the case proves something of a poisoned chalice - until Scarpetta finds enlightenment through the curious pathologists' playground known as the Body Farm ... For more about Patricia Cornwell and her books visit her website at www.patricia-cornwell.com
Author Biography
Patricia Cornwell's series of crime novels featuring the forensic examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta are international bestsellers. She is also the author of two police procedurals and the biography of Ruth Graham. She divides her time between Virginia and New York.
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