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Point Of Origin
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Point Of Origin
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Patricia Cornwell
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Series | Kay Scarpetta |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:400 | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Crime and mystery |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780751544787
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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 |
2 September 2010 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A farmhouse destroyed by fire. A body amongst the ruins. Dr Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner and consulting pathologist for the federal law enforcement agency ATF, is called out to a farmhouse in Virginia which has been destroyed by fire. In the ruins of the house she finds a body which tells a story of a violent and grisly murder. The fire has come at the same time as another, even more incendiary horror: Carrie Grethen, a killer who nearly destroyed the lives of Scarpetta and those closest to her, has escaped from a forensic psychiatric hospital. Her whereabouts is unknown, but her ultimate destination is not, for Carrie has begun to communicate with Scarpetta, conveying her deadly - if cryptic - plans for revenge. Chillingly mesmeric in tone, labyrinthine in structure, POINT OF ORIGIN is Patricia Cornwell at her most dazzling.
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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