Red Mist Synopsis
The nineteenth book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.
Kay Scarpetta has arranged to meet an inmate at the high-security Georgia Prison for Women. The prisoner is a convicted sex offender and the mother of a vicious and diabolically brilliant killer. Against advice, Scarpetta is determined to hear this woman out - she believes she may hold some answers to the murder of her former deputy. But soon she finds connections to a string of grisly killings.
As she learns more, Scarpetta is compelled to conclude that this is only the beginning of a terrifying terrain of conspiracy on an international scale. And she is the only one who can stop it . . .
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780751543971 |
| Publication date: |
26th April 2012 |
| Author: |
Patricia Cornwell |
| Publisher: |
Sphere an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
512 pages |
| Series: |
Kay Scarpetta |
| Primary Genre |
Crime and Mystery
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Patricia Cornwell Press Reviews
Praise for Patricia Cornwell - -
'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The Times
One of the best crime writers writing today - Guardian
Devilishly clever - Sunday Times
The top gun in this field - Daily Telegraph
A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller -- BBC Cornwell's books run on a cocktail of adrenaline and fear - The Times
When it comes to forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell - New York Times Book Review
Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns - Mirror
A knife-edged thriller based on the exploits of the toughest female pathologist ever to conduct an autopsy...If you like your fiction fast-paced with a scientific twist, Cornwell delivers once again, and if you are new to Scarpetta, you are sure to be hooked by the end of the first chapter - Irish Examiner
The iconic forensic consultant is as brittle as ever, and the body count is as high as Cornwell fans have come to expect. Cornwell hasn't sold 100 million novels for no good reason - Independent on Sunday
About Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell is one of the world’s major international best-selling authors, translated into thirty-six languages across more than fifty countries. She is a founder of the Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine, a founding member of the National Forensic Academy, a member of the New York OCME Forensic Sciences Training Program’s Advisory Board, and a member of the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital’s National Council, where she is an advocate for psychiatric research.
In 2008 Cornwell won the Galaxy British Book Awards’ Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year – the first American ever to win this prestigious award. Her most recent bestsellers include Scarpetta, Book of the Dead and The Front. Her earlier works include Postmortem – the only novel to win five major crime awards in a single year – and Cruel and Unusual, which won the coveted Gold Dagger award in 1993. Dr. Kay Scarpetta herself won the 1999 Sherlock Award for the best detective created by an American writer.
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