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Isle of Dogs

Patricia Cornwell

(50 reviews )

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Angered over the Virginia governor's order on speed traps, the eccentric inhabitants of the Isle of Tangier, in the Chesapeake Bay off the coast of Virginia, declare war on their own state, and it is up to Judy Hammer, the new superintendent of the Virginia State Police, and her aide, trooper Andy Brazil, to stop the crisis. Reprint.

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Hornet's Nest

Patricia Cornwell

(32 reviews )

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Patricia Cornwell turns from forensics to police procedures in her latest novel, Hornet's Nest. This book is less a thriller than a character study of the main characters: Judy Hammer, chief of police in Charlotte, North Carolina; Hammer's deputy, Virginia West; and Andy Brazil, a young reporter assigned to ride with the police as they go about th...more

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Southern Cross

Patricia Cornwell

(34 reviews )

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From the number-one New York Times bestselling author of Hornet’s Nest, Patricia Cornwell, comes an all-new, page-turning novel about big-city police, in a story of corruption, scandal, and robberies that escalate to murder. This time, the setting is Richmond, Virginia, where former Charlotte police chief Judy Hammer has been brought by an NIJ g...more

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All Editions	Predator Patricia Cornwell (117 reviews ) Description Investigating the disappearance of two sisters in Florida, Dr. Kay Scarpetta follows clues that twist and turn, leading her into the psychopathic depths of a jailed serial killer's mind. A reader's rating Popular Tags: pc pc
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All Editions	Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper -- Case Closed (Berkley True Crime) Patricia Cornwell (225 reviews ) Description Now updated with new material that brings the killer's picture into clearer focus A reader's rating Popular Tags: pc pc
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All Editions	Blow Fly Patricia Cornwell (127 reviews ) Description Readers are in for the shock of Kay Scarpetta's life. A reader's rating Popular Tags: pc pc
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Trace

Patricia Cornwell

(96 reviews )

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Now freelancing from south Florida, Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to Richmond, Virginia, the city that turned its back on her five years ago. Investigating the death of a young girl, she must follow the twisting leads and track the strange details in order to make the dead speak-and to reveal the sad truth that may be more than even she can bear.

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Black Notice

Patricia Cornwell

(60 reviews )

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The postmortem is in--Black Notice, the 10th in Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta series--is a gore- splattered, intensely exciting read.As winter grips Richmond, Virginia, an air of sombreness pervades chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta's world. Her beloved niece Lucy is involved in a dangerous undercover police operation in Miami, and auntie f...more

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Point of Origin

Patricia Cornwell

(93 reviews )

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Virginia's chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta is getting ready for a romantic holiday with her retired-FBI-profiler boyfriend, Benton Wesley, when she receives a cryptic and foreboding letter: "Hey DOC, Tick Tock, Sawed bone and fire," it begins. Even more creepy, the taunting note has been signed by Carrie Grethen, the psychotic killer Kay h...more

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