The clues to a series of remorseless killings go up in smoke-and only Kay Scarpetta can find
them in this #1 New York Times bestseller from Patricia Cornwell. Sears its way into the
psyche…Ablaze with Cornwell's finest scariest writing.-Atlanta Journal Constitution The
devastating fire tore through the horse farm destroying everything it touched. Picking through
the wreckage Dr. Kay Scarpetta uncovers human remains-the work of an audacious and wily killer
who uses fire to mask his brutal murders. And when Scarpetta learns that her old nemesis
Carrie Grethen has escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is somehow involved
the investigation becomes personal. Tragedy strikes close to home. And Scarpetta must match
Grethen's every move with one of her own to douse the inferno of evil that threatens everyone
around her... Includes an Introduction by the Author
