![]() Her captor is unknown to her-and indeed unseen-but even in the dark, she knows that he is near. But the pellets embedded show a strange `pinball` pattern and the two can`t help but wonder if this points to suicide-or to murder.In an abandoned house in the rural South, a woman is held against her will. Working with the National Forensic Institute in Florida, Scarpetta and Marino examine the X-rays of a man who has died from a shotgun blast to the chest. About The Book:- Kay Scarpetta and her colleagues-Benton Wesley, Pete Marino, and her niece Lucy Farinelli-return to a series of forensic cases as haunting as any they have ever tackled. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Category: Fiction Crime ISBN: 1920798838. They've been set up, and it becomes clear that someone is tracking their every move. ![]() Meanwhile, Scarpetta and Marino are investigating the disappearance of a family in Florida, called in by a concerned neighbour, but as they search and find the tell-tale signs of abduction rather than disappearance, they also discover that someone had assumed the identity of the caller, and she is now dead. The same sort of handprints Lucy had seen on the flesh of her latest pick-up. She has been tortured, sexually abused, her body tattooed with handprints. ![]() The Academy is called when a woman's body is found in Boston. It is a project which gives Scarpetta deep disquiet, as does the behaviour of her niece, Lucy, who is spending too much time in cheap bars looking for casual pick-ups. And in Boston, Benton Wesley is working on a secret case involving convicted killers. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Florida is full of human predators, and they all give Dr Kay Scarpetta the opportunity and the means to do what she does best - persuading the dead to speak to her. Pages are reasonably tanned and lightly creased. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Doubleday, Australia, 2005. ![]() 406 pages corners lightly bumped, some light edge wear to boards/jacket pages are somewhat tanned Florida is full of human predators, and they all give Dr Kay Scarpetta the opportunity and the means to do what she does best - persuading the dead to speak to her. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Florida is full of human predators, and they all give Dr Kay Scarpetta the opportunity and the means to do what she does best - persuading the dead to speak to her.
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