THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER 'I'M STILL SEEING STARS .
. . KAY SCARPETTA IS THE SAME GRUMPY WONDERFUL RIVETING PERSONALITY SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AND
SHE'S ONLY GETTING BETTER WITH TIME' JAMES PATTERSONMurder and mayhem. Scarpetta is back and
she's racing against the clock . . .Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star
witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge's sister has
been found dead. At first glance it appears to be a home invasion but then why was nothing
stolen and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects? Although there is no
apparent cause of death Scarpetta recognizes tell-tale signs of the unthinkable and she knows
the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful
force that returns her to the past and her time to catch the killer is running out . . .
'RIVETING' THE TIMES 'CORNWELL KNOWS HOW TO CRAFT A MEAN PAGE-TURNER AND LIVID IS NO EXCEPTION'
TELEGRAPH 'ONE OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS WRITING TODAY' GUARDIAN 'GRIPPING . . . SOUND THE
KLAXON DR KAY SCARPETTA IS BACK' HEAT 'ASTONISHING . . . THIRTY YEARS ON THERE'S STILL NO
OTHER CRIME WRITER LIKE HER' SUNDAY TIMES
