
Book of the Dead
(Book 15 in the Kay Scarpetta series)(2007)
A novel by
Patricia Cornwell
AwardsBCA Crime Thriller of the Year
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-not only personally and professionally, but geographically. Moving to the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, she opens a unique private forensic pathology practice, one in which she and her colleagues-including Pete Marino and her niece, Lucy-offer expert crime-scene investigation and autopsies to communities that lack local access to competent death investigation and modern technology.
It seems like an ideal situation, until the new battles start-with local politicians, with entrenched interests, with someone whose covert attempts at sabotage are clearly meant to run her out of town. And that's even before the murders and other violent deaths begin.
A young man from a well-known family jumps off a water tower. A woman is found ritualistically murdered in her multi-million-dollar beach home. The body of an abused young boy is discovered dumped in a desolate marsh. Meanwhile, in distant New England, problems with a prominent patient at a Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital begin to hint at interconnections that are as hard to imagine as they are horrible.
Scarpetta has dealt with many brutal and unusual crimes before, but never a string of them as baffling, or as terrifying, as the ones that face 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 enthrall.
It seems like an ideal situation, until the new battles start-with local politicians, with entrenched interests, with someone whose covert attempts at sabotage are clearly meant to run her out of town. And that's even before the murders and other violent deaths begin.
A young man from a well-known family jumps off a water tower. A woman is found ritualistically murdered in her multi-million-dollar beach home. The body of an abused young boy is discovered dumped in a desolate marsh. Meanwhile, in distant New England, problems with a prominent patient at a Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital begin to hint at interconnections that are as hard to imagine as they are horrible.
Scarpetta has dealt with many brutal and unusual crimes before, but never a string of them as baffling, or as terrifying, as the ones that face 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 enthrall.
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Hardback Editions
November 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia Daniels Cornwell ISBN: 0-7862-9007-2 / 978-0-7862-9007-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7481-0786-X / 978-0-7481-0786-5 (UK edition) Publisher: E-book Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7481-0787-8 / 978-0-7481-0787-2 (UK edition) Publisher: E-book Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-316-72423-8 / 978-0-316-72423-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Little, Brown Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, No. 15) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-399-15393-4 / 978-0-399-15393-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Putnam Adult Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2007 : Hardback
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7481-0803-3 / 978-0-7481-0803-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Putnam Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
September 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-425-21625-X / 978-0-425-21625-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Berkley Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7515-3405-6 / 978-0-7515-3405-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Sphere Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
April 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7515-4074-9 / 978-0-7515-4074-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Sphere Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia Daniels Cornwell ISBN: 0-316-72425-4 / 978-0-316-72425-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia D. Cornwell ISBN: 1-59413-270-4 / 9781594132704 (USA edition) Publisher: THOMSON GALE GROUP Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
September 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-14-314381-6 / 978-0-14-314381-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 1-4055-0207-X / 978-1-4055-0207-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
October 2007 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 1-4055-0208-8 / 978-1-4055-0208-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
October 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-14-305913-0 / 978-0-14-305913-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
October 2007 : Kindle edition
| Title: Book of the Dead Author(s): Patricia Cornwell Publisher: Putnam Adult Availability: Amazon More details... |
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