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Unnatural Death

On sale

4th July 2024

Price: £9.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781408728673

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THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE 120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER

Two mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta’s career . . .

In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.

The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.

After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.

Reviews

EXPRESS
The Agatha Christie of the DNA age
GUARDIAN
One of the best crime writers writing today
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PRAISE FOR PATRICIA CORNWELL
FABULOUS
With plot twists you won't see coming, this is a frightening, timely thriller
TAKE A BREAK
Thrilling
BOOK OF THE WEEK, HEAT
Cornwell really is in a league of her own
BEST
Another clever-crafted chiller from the queen of the forensic thriller
MAIL ON SUNDAY
The queen of the forensic thriller
CRIME MONTHLY
Terrifying
DAILY MAIL
This case is one of her most striking . . . an edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists
HEAT
Slick, fast-paced and brilliant
M. J. ARLIDGE
Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best
THE TIMES
America's most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction
SUNDAY TIMES
Astonishing . . . Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her
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PRAISE FOR UNNATURAL DEATH
CHRIS WHITAKER
A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Unnatural Death is Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest. The best just got better
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
When it comes to forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell
SUN
Cutting-edge
HOT PRESS
A gripping crime thriller with delightfully unexpected twists . . . Both fans of the Scarpetta novels and newcomers to the series alike will find much to enjoy
SUNDAY POST DUNDEE
A tale so terrifying you'll be afraid to go into the woods this Hallowe'en
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The top gun in this field
MIRROR
Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns
WOMAN'S WEEKLY
In this macabre and consuming novel, Cornwell proves once again why she is a crime writer still at the top of her game
ANDREA MARA
Classic Cornwell with an up-to-the-minute twenty-first-century plot - an intoxicating blend that proves Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction. An utterly thrilling roller coaster ride
SUN
A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of this genre
BOOKLIST
An especially good entry in the series
BBC
A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller