Dust: Scarpetta (Book 21)

Dust: Scarpetta (Book 21)

From the worldâ€™s number-one bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Kay Scarpetta novel.Â

Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta has just returned from working one of the worst mass murders in U.S. history when sheâ€™s awakened at an early hour by Detective Pete Marino.

A body, oddly draped in an unusual cloth, has just been discovered inside the sheltered gates of MIT and itâ€™s suspected the identity is that of missing computer engineer Gail Shipton, last seen the night before at a trendy Cambridge bar. It appears sheâ€™s been murdered, mere weeks before the trial of her $100 million lawsuit against her former financial managers, and Scarpetta doubts itâ€™s a coincidence. She also fears the case may have a connection with her computer genius niece, Lucy.

At a glance there is no sign of what killed Gail Shipton, but sheâ€™s covered with a fine dust that under ultraviolet light fluoresces brilliantly in three vivid colors, what Scarpetta calls a mineral fingerprint. Clearly the body has been posed with chilling premeditation that is symbolic and meant to shock, and Scarpetta has reason to worry that the person responsible is the Capital Murderer, whose most recent sexual homicides have terrorized Washington, D.C. Stunningly, Scarpetta will discover that her FBI profiler husband, Benton Wesley, is convinced that certain people in the government, including his boss, donâ€™t want the killer caught.Â

InÂ Dust, Scarpetta and her colleagues are up against a force far more sinister than a sexual predator who fits the criminal classification of a â€œspectacle killer.â€ The murder of Gail Shipton soon leads deep into the dark world of designer drugs, drone technology, organized crime, and shocking corruption at the highest levels.

With unparalleled high-tension suspense and the latest in forensic technology, Patricia Cornwell once again proves her exceptional ability to surpriseâ€”and to thrill.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Audio
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2013-11-12
UnitCount 12
Format Audiobook
EANs 9781611761979

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Audio
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2013-11-12
UnitCount	12
Format	Audiobook
EANs	9781611761979

Dust: Scarpetta (Book 21)

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