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The Body Farm

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Body Farm
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Patricia Cornwell
SeriesKay Scarpetta
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9780751544589
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Sphere
Publication Date 13 January 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.