Identity Unknown (Kay Scarpetta) Hardcover – October 8, 2024 by Patricia Cornwel
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Identity Unknown (Kay Scarpetta) Hardcover – October 8, 2024 by Patricia Cornwel. (Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark ). The murder scene is bizarre, with a crop circle of petals around the body, and Giordano’s skin is strangely red. Scarpetta’s niece Lucy believes he was dropped from an unidentified flying craft. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a "hauntingly original, impossibly clever and devilishly daring" thriller in which Scarpetta receives a message from beyond the grave, with SCARPETTA soon to be a streaming series starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis. (Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark ) Autopsies can reveal the secrets of the dead. And this victim is sending Scarpetta a message... Summoned to an abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr. Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once had an intense love affair with.The murder scene is bizarre, with a crop circle of petals around the body, and Giordano’s skin is strangely red. Scarpetta’s niece Lucy believes he was dropped from an unidentified flying craft. Scarpetta knows an autopsy can reveal the dead’s secrets, but she is shocked to find her friend seems to have deliberately left her a clue. As the investigators are torn between suspicions of otherworldly forces, and of Giordano himself, Scarpetta detects an explanation closer to home that, in her mind, is far more evil... About the Author Patricia Cornwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and widely considered one of the world's top crime writers. In 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem , while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventures—the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. Growing into an international phenomenon, the Scarpetta series won Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development. Today, Cornwell’s novels and iconic characters are known around the world. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written the definitive nonfiction account of Jack the Ripper’s identity, cookbooks, a children’s book, a biography of Ruth Graham, and three other fictional series based on the characters Win Garano, Andy Brazil, and Captain Calli Chase. Cornwell continues exploring the latest space-age technologies and threats relevant to contemporary life. Her interests range from the morgue to artificial intelligence and include visits to Interpol, the Pentagon, the U.S. Secret Service, and NASA.Cornwell was born in Miami. She grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston. Book 28 of 29: Kay Scarpetta ASIN: 1538770385 ISBN: 1538770385 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication date: October 8, 2024 Language: English Print length: 400 pages UPC: 9781538770382 ISBN-13: 978-1538770382 Item Weight: 2.31 pounds All items come from a smoke free environment. I am the original owner of all items I sell. Every item (except for items with a condition listed as New) have/has been tested and/or used prior to shipment. I make every effort to ship your item the day after it is paid for. Items paid for after 6 a.m. EST will ship the following business day. Items paid for after 6 a.m. EST on Friday will ship on Monday. Please stop by and check out all of my items available for sale at All Things Considered 07. I gladly combine shipping on all items. Place all desired items in your cart then select request total from seller. I will send you a combined invoice with the adjusted shipping charges. Please feel free to contact me with any other shipping questions. And, as always, thank you for shopping with LeftoverfromLove and All Things Considered 07. Have a GREAT EBAY DAY! Software and video games can be returned for a full refund of purchase price within 30 days of purchase. Returned software or video games that are activated, used, damaged or missing parts will incur up to a 100% restocking fee. *The DLC (Downloadable Content), Trials/Subscriptions may or may not be included and are not guaranteed to work* Returns must be requested within 14 days of delivery. Please note this is not business days -- returns may be requested on weekends/holidays. Returns must be shipped back no later than 20 days after delivery. Items returned for the following reasons: Ordered by mistake, changed mind, didn't fit, not as expected, no longer needed, better price available, and items returned after the return period has expired (at seller's discretion) will have a restocking fee of up to but not to exceed 20%. Original shipping will not be refunded. Return shipping will be paid by the buyer.
