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Ad ID: 63411564
Visits: 22
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Location:
Melbourne
Date Listed: 19/07/2008
Softcover book - read once - excellent condition - published in 2007 -
Synopsis:- From America's #1 bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Dr. Kay Scarpetta novel. The "book of the dead" is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to have a new meaning... Fresh from her bruising battle with a psychopath in Florida, Scarpetta decides it's time for a change of pace-not only personally and professionally, but geographically. Moving to the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, she opens a unique private forensic pathology practice, one in which she and her colleagues-including Pete Marino and her niece, Lucy-offer expert crime-scene investigation and autopsies to communities that lack local access to competent death investigation and modern technology. It seems like an ideal situation, until the new battles start-with local politicians, with entrenched interests, with someone whose covert attempts at sabotage are clearly meant to run her out of town. And that's even before the murders and other violent deaths begin... A young man from a well-known family jumps off a water tower. A woman is found ritualistically murdered in her multi-million-dollar beach home. The body of an abused young boy is discovered dumped in a desolate marsh. Meanwhile, in distant New England, problems with a prominent patient at a Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital begin to hint at interconnections that are as hard to imagine as they are horrible... Scarpetta has dealt with many brutal and unusual crimes before, but never a string of them as baffling, or as terrifying, as the ones that face her now. Before she is through, that book of the dead will contain many names-and the pen may be poised to write her own... The first name in forensics. The last name in suspense. Once again, Patricia Cornwell proves her exceptional ability to entertain and enthrall... Postage & Payment Information:- The book weighted under 500g so that will be $5.50 for a 500g Australia Post satchel... Pick up is welcome if you live in Melbourne. Also Sydney too, I'll be up there on 11th August. You can either pay me through the bank account, cheque or pick up cash - whatever it's convenient for you. Let me know which mailing & payment options you prefer. Thank you for your interest and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to e-mail me... Cheers, Tannie... 
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