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The Tenth Book In The Kay Scarpetta Series, From No. 1 Bestselling Author Patricia Cornwell.
'america's Most Chilling Writer Of Crime Fiction' The Times
An Intriguing Dr Kay Scarpetta Novel Which Will Take Kay An Ocean's Breadth Away From Home. The Case Begins When A Cargo Ship Arriving At Richmond, Virginia's Deep Water Terminal From Belgium Is Discovered To Be Transporting A Locked, Sealed Container Holding The Decomposed Remains Of A Stowaway. The Post Mortem Performed By The Chief Medical Examiner, Kay Scarpetta, Initially Reveals Neither A Cause Of Death Nor An Identification. But The Victim's Personal Effects And An Odd Tattoo Take Scarpetta On A Hunt For Information That Leads To Interpol's Headquarters In Lyon, Where She Receives Critical Instructions: Go To The Paris Morgue To Receive Secret Evidence And Then Return To Virginia To Carry Out A Mission. It Is A Mission That Could Ruin Her Career.
In A Story Which Crosses International Borders, Black Notice Puts Dr Kay Scarpetta Directly In Harm's Way And Places Her And Those She Holds Dear At Mortal Risk.
Praise For The Groundbreaking Series:
'one Of The Best Crime Writers Writing Today' Guardian
'Devilishly Clever' Sunday Times
'The Top Gun In This Field' Daily Telegraph
'Forget The Pretenders. Cornwell Reigns' Mirror
'The Agatha Christie Of The Dna Age' Express
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Author
Patricia Cornwell
Publisher
Hachette Book Publishing
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English
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Paperback
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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 Daventure Prizethe 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, Cornwells Novels And Iconic Characters Are Known Around The World. Beyond The Scarpetta Series, Cornwell Has Written The Definitive Nonfiction Account Of Jack The Rippers Identity, Cookbooks, A Childrens Book, A Biography Of Ruth Graham, And Two Other Fictional Series Based On The Characters Win Garano And Andy Brazil. While Writing Quantum, Cornwell Spent Two Years Researching Space, Technology, And Robotics At Captain Calli Chases Home Base, Nasas Langley Research Center, And Studied Cutting-Edge Law Enforcement And Security Techniques With The Secret Service, The Us Air Force, Nasa Protective Services, Scotland Yard, And Interpol. Cornwell Was Born In Miami. She Grew Up In Montreat, North Carolina, And Now Lives And Works In Boston And Los Angeles. 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. 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 Callie Chase. In Recent Years, Cornwell Has Been Researching Space-Age Technologies At Nasa Facilities, The U.S. Space Force, And Secret Service. She'S Visited Scotland Yard And Interpol, Always Keeping Up With What'S Current. She Grew Up In Montreat, North Carolina, And Now Lives And Works In Boston.