Port Mortuary
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Author: Patricia Cornwell
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 512
Port Mortuary is literally a port to receive the dead and the deaths are mounting, as dangerous secrets from Scarpetta s past come back to haunt her. Kay Scarpetta has been training at the Dover Port Mortuary, mastering the art of virtual autopsy a groundbreaking procedure that could soon revolutionise forensic science. And it is not too long before these new skills urgently need to be put into practice. A young man drops dead, apparently from a heart condition, eerily close to Scarpetta s home. But when his body is examined the next morning, there are stunning indications that he may have been alive when he was zipped inside a pouch and locked inside the cooler. When the revolutionary 3D radiology scans reveal more shocking details about internal injuries unlike any Scarpetta has ever seen, Scarpetta realizes that this is a case of murder and that she is fighting a cunning and uniquely cruel enemy. Now it is a race against time to discover who and why before more people die. But that time is running out Told for the first time in many years from the perspective of Kay Scarpetta herself - and revealing secrets from her past that have never been told - this is a thrilling and compulsively readable tour-de-force.
Author: Patricia Cornwell
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 512
Port Mortuary is literally a port to receive the dead and the deaths are mounting, as dangerous secrets from Scarpetta s past come back to haunt her. Kay Scarpetta has been training at the Dover Port Mortuary, mastering the art of virtual autopsy a groundbreaking procedure that could soon revolutionise forensic science. And it is not too long before these new skills urgently need to be put into practice. A young man drops dead, apparently from a heart condition, eerily close to Scarpetta s home. But when his body is examined the next morning, there are stunning indications that he may have been alive when he was zipped inside a pouch and locked inside the cooler. When the revolutionary 3D radiology scans reveal more shocking details about internal injuries unlike any Scarpetta has ever seen, Scarpetta realizes that this is a case of murder and that she is fighting a cunning and uniquely cruel enemy. Now it is a race against time to discover who and why before more people die. But that time is running out Told for the first time in many years from the perspective of Kay Scarpetta herself - and revealing secrets from her past that have never been told - this is a thrilling and compulsively readable tour-de-force.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Patricia Cornwell
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 512
Port Mortuary is literally a port to receive the dead and the deaths are mounting, as dangerous secrets from Scarpetta s past come back to haunt her. Kay Scarpetta has been training at the Dover Port Mortuary, mastering the art of virtual autopsy a groundbreaking procedure that could soon revolutionise forensic science. And it is not too long before these new skills urgently need to be put into practice. A young man drops dead, apparently from a heart condition, eerily close to Scarpetta s home. But when his body is examined the next morning, there are stunning indications that he may have been alive when he was zipped inside a pouch and locked inside the cooler. When the revolutionary 3D radiology scans reveal more shocking details about internal injuries unlike any Scarpetta has ever seen, Scarpetta realizes that this is a case of murder and that she is fighting a cunning and uniquely cruel enemy. Now it is a race against time to discover who and why before more people die. But that time is running out Told for the first time in many years from the perspective of Kay Scarpetta herself - and revealing secrets from her past that have never been told - this is a thrilling and compulsively readable tour-de-force.
Author: Patricia Cornwell
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 512
Port Mortuary is literally a port to receive the dead and the deaths are mounting, as dangerous secrets from Scarpetta s past come back to haunt her. Kay Scarpetta has been training at the Dover Port Mortuary, mastering the art of virtual autopsy a groundbreaking procedure that could soon revolutionise forensic science. And it is not too long before these new skills urgently need to be put into practice. A young man drops dead, apparently from a heart condition, eerily close to Scarpetta s home. But when his body is examined the next morning, there are stunning indications that he may have been alive when he was zipped inside a pouch and locked inside the cooler. When the revolutionary 3D radiology scans reveal more shocking details about internal injuries unlike any Scarpetta has ever seen, Scarpetta realizes that this is a case of murder and that she is fighting a cunning and uniquely cruel enemy. Now it is a race against time to discover who and why before more people die. But that time is running out Told for the first time in many years from the perspective of Kay Scarpetta herself - and revealing secrets from her past that have never been told - this is a thrilling and compulsively readable tour-de-force.
Port Mortuary