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La doctora Scarpetta se ha instalado en Charleston, donde ha establecido un moderno laborario forense en el que trabaja con su equipo. En esta ocasión, Scarpetta viaja a Italia para investigar la cruel muerte de Drew Martin, una famosa tenista cuyo cuerpo mutilado ha aparecido en el centro histórico de Roma. Las contradictorias pruebas dejan estupefactos a Scarpetta, a Benton Wesley (psicólogo forense amante de la doctora) y a los carabineri italianos. Pronto, Scarpetta y Wesley descubren una conexión entre la muerte de la tenista y el cuerpo no identificado de un joven en Carolina del Sur.Todo indica que se enfrentan a un asesino más mortífero de lo habitual.

Ein überaus heikler und dubioser Fall, der Win Garano da übertragen wird. Seine Chefin, die Bezirksstaatsanwältin von Massachusetts, zitiert ihn dafür extra von einem Lehrgang nach Cambridge bei Boston. Der Ermittler soll den brutalen, ungeklärten Mord an einer alten Frau mit modernster DNA-Analyse neu aufrollen. Die Staatsanwältin erhofft sich von der spektakulären Aufklärung Rückenwind für ihren Wahlkampf um das Gouverneursamt. Seltsam nur, dass sie Garano nicht einmal die Polizeiakte des grausamen Mords zur Verfügung stellen kann. Noch viel seltsamer ist die mysteriöse Drohung, die Garano am selben Abend erhält. Und als er seine Chefin zur Rede stellen will, kommt er gerade noch rechtzeitig, um ihr das Leben zu retten ...12»Mit Win Garano hat Patricia Cornwell einen mindestens ebenso sympathischen Ermittler wie Kay Scarpetta geschaffen, auf dessen nächsten Fall man sich schon freuen darf.«Literaturtest01Patricia Cornwell, geboren 1956 in Miami, arbeitete als Gerichtsreporterin und Computerspezialistin in der forensischen Medizin, bevor sie mit ihren Thrillern um Kay Scarpetta internationale Erfolge feierte und mit hohen literarischen Auszeichnungen bedacht wurde. Die Autorin lebt derzeit in New York und Florida.01Andrea Fischer, 1969 geboren, lebt seit 1989 in Düsseldorf und übersetzt aus dem britischen und amerikanischen Englisch u.a. Stephen Kind, Dennis Lehane, Peter Robinson.

Physically and psychologically bruised by her encounter with the killer Chandonne, Dr Kay Scarpetta has to leave her home in the hands of the police team investigating the attack. She finds shelter with an old friend, Anna Zenner, but it is not the haven of security she needs when she discovers that Anna has been sub- poenaed to appear before a Grand Jury which is investigating Scarpetta for murder. Kay knows she is being framed and she also knows she can trust no-one. Meanwhile it appears that Chandonne killed a woman in New York before his murderous spree in Virginia, but when Scarpetta looks more closely into that case with the NY prosectuor Jaime Berger, proof of his guilt is far from certain - in fact she begins to believe that he may not be the perpetrator of any of the crimes he is accused of. As she follows the forensic trail to the real killer she gradually realises that someone has been spinning a web for years with the aim of entrapping her. Who is it, and why are they so desperate to be rid of her?

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. Moving to the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, she opens a unique private forensic pathology practice, one in which she and her colleagues offer expert crime scene investigation and autopsies to communities lacking local access to competent death investigation and modern technology. It seems like an ideal situation, until the murders and other violent deaths begin. A woman is ritualistically murdered in her multi-million-dollar beach home. The body of an abused young boy is found dumped in a desolate marsh. A sixteen-year-old tennis star is found nude and mutilated near Piazza Navona in Rome. Scarpetta has dealt with many brutal and unusual crimes before, but never a string of them as baffling, or as terrifying, as the ones before 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 enthral.

Oscar Bane exige son admission dans le service psychiatrique de l''hôpital Bellevue. Il redoute pour sa vie et prétend que ses blessures lui ont été infligées au cours d''un meurtre, qu''il nie avoir

Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured man on a psychiatric prison ward. The patient has specifically asked for her, and when he begins to talk, his story turns out to be one of most bizarre she has ever heard. Cornwell is the author of fifteen Scarpetta novels, four non-Scarpettas, and PORTRAIT OF A KILLER.

Abbandonato il suo lavoro di patologa forense a Charleston, in South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta viene convocata dal dipartimento di polizia di New York per esaminare Oscar Bane, un paziente dell''ospedale psichiatrico di Bellevue accusato di omicidio. Costui ha espressamente fatto il suo nome e non intende parlare con nessun altro. Davanti a Kay sostiene di non essere l''autore del delitto e le racconta una storia incredibile, secondo la quale le ferite che ha sul corpo sarebbero state provocate durante l''uccisione di Terri Bridges, la sua ragazza, da qualcuno che lo ha spiato, seguito, studiato e che infine ha aggredito lui e Terri. Oscar potrebbe essere uno psicopatico e mentire, ma le torture e le mutilazioni che Terri ha subito non sono false. Cosi, assieme allo psicologo forense Benton, da poco suo marito, e alla nipote Lucy, Kay comincia un''indagine che attraversa le strade della citta e gli angoli piu oscuri di Internet, per scoprire che l''omicida potrebbe essere in realta molto piu vicino di quanto si creda...

The latest in the internationally acclaimed Dr Kay Scarpetta series It is the week before Christmas A tanking economy has prompted Dr Kay Scarpetta _ despite her busy schedule and her continuing work as the senior forensic analyst for CNN _ to offer her services pro bono to New York City´s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner In no time at all, her increased visibility seems to precipitate a string of unexpected and unsettling events...

It is the week before Christmas A tanking economy has prompted Dr Kay Scarpetta _ despite her busy schedule and her continuing work as the senior forensic analyst for CNN _ to offer her services pro bono to New York City´s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner In no time at all, her increased visibility seems to precipitate a string of unexpected and unsettling events She is asked live on the air about the sensational case of Hannah Starr, who has vanished and is presumed dead...

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. Moving to the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, she opens a unique private forensic pathology practice, one in which she and her colleagues offer expert crime scene investigation and autopsies to communities lacking local access to competent death investigation and modern technology. It seems like an ideal situation, until the murders and other violent deaths begin. A woman is ritualistically murdered in her multi-million-dollar beach home. The body of an abused young boy is found dumped in a desolate marsh. A sixteen-year-old tennis star is found nude and mutilated near Piazza Navona in Rome. Scarpetta has dealt with many brutal and unusual crimes before, but never a string of them as baffling, or as terrifying, as the ones before 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.

Alla vigilia di una missione spaziale top secret, il capitano Calli Chase si rende conto che nei tunnel sotterranei del centro di ricerca della NASA qualcosa non va. Pilota della NASA, ingegnere aerospaziale e investigatrice specializzata in cybercriminalita, Calli sa bene che una tempesta incombente, unita a un guasto nei sistemi di sicurezza, puo fornire la copertura perfetta per un sabotaggio, con conseguenze fatali. Ma il pericolo e persino peggiore: tracce di sangue secco nei sotterranei, un badge di sicurezza mancante, uno strano suicidio... tutto fa convergere i sospetti sulla gemella di Calli, Carme, scomparsa in missione da giorni. Nel disperato tentativo di evitare la catastrofe e riabilitare l'immagine della sorella, il capitano Chase deve mettere in campo tutte le sue conoscenze e affrontare un passato familiare doloroso. Mentre il tempo sta per scadere, Calli si rende conto che fallire significa mettere la parola fine non solo a un importante programma spaziale ma alla sicurezza di un'intera nazione. Una serie thriller dove cybercriminali, forze governative e un'eroina si danno la caccia nel disperato tentativo di impedire - o favorire - un drammatico sabotaggio.

A USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Amazon Charts bestseller. International bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers pulse-pounding thrills in the first book in a series featuring a brilliant and unusual new heroine, cutting-edge cybertechnology, and stakes that are astronomically high. On the eve of a top secret space mission, Captain Calli Chase detects a tripped alarm in the tunnels deep below a NASA research center. A NASA pilot, quantum physicist, and cybercrime investigator, Calli knows that a looming blizzard and government shutdown could provide the perfect cover for sabotage, with deadly consequences. As it turns out, the danger is worse than she thought. A spatter of dried blood, a missing security badge, a suspicious suicide—a series of disturbing clues point to Calli's twin sister, Carme, who's been MIA for days. Desperate to halt the countdown to disaster and to clear her sister's name, Captain Chase digs deep into her vast cyber security knowledge and her painful past, probing for answers to her twin's erratic conduct. As time is running out, she realizes that failure means catastrophe—not just for the space program but for the safety of the whole nation. Brilliantly crafted, gripping, and smart, Patricia Cornwell's cliffhanger ending will keep readers wondering what's next for Captain Calli Chase.

Someone is following youOne summer evening in New England, two young girls stumble upon a body. Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta arrives at the scene to find a young woman has been attacked with almost superhuman force.Someone is taunting youMeanwhile, people close to Scarpetta start receiving suspicious calls. Could they be linked to Scarpettas anonymous cyber stalker, Tailend Charlie?Someone wants to destroy youA second death shocks Scarpetta to her core. Because analysis of the body shows a material that doesnt exist on earth. And its clear that someone, or something, is coming for her, and is hell-bent on creating chaos

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A la veille d'une mission spatiale top-secret, la capitaine Calli Chase détecte une alarme dans les tunnels d'un centre de recherche de la NASA. Pilote d'essai pour la NASA, spécialiste en mécanique quantique, et enquetrice en cybercriminalite, Calli sait que l'approche d'une tempete associee a un shutdown imminent du gouvernement offre des conditions ideales pour un sabotage, ce qui pourrait avoir des consequences dramatiques.Le danger depasse en realite toutes ses craintes. Des gouttes de sang seche, un badge de securite volatilise, un suicide suspect... autant d'indices troublants qui pointent vers Carme, sa soeur jumelle, portee disparue depuis plusieurs jours. Voulant a tout prix arreter ce compte a rebours funeste, la capitaine Chase doit faire appel a toutes ses connaissances en matiere de cybersecurite et plonger au plus profond de son passe douloureux pour tenter de comprendre le comportement etrange de sa soeur.Alors que le temps s'egrene, une evidence s'impose : si elle echoue ce sera une terrible catastrophe, non seulement pour le programme spatial mais pour la securite de la nation entiere. Traduit de l'anglais (Etats-Unis) par Dominique Defert.

By the creator of the "Kay Scarpetta" novels. Deputy Chief Virginia West likes and respects her boss, but she finds it hard to accept that a rookie reporter, Brazil, should ride on patrol with her as she investigates a series of murders where the killer paints his victims bright orange.

THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE 120 MILLION COPY BESTSELLER