Book of the Dead
- ISBN-10
- 042521625X
- ISBN-13
- 9780425216255
- Series
- Book of the Dead
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 511
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
Description
Upon relocating to Charleston, Dr. Kay Scarpetta opens a private forensic pathology practice but is quickly targeted by local politics and a covert saboteur before a series of violent deaths brings her skills into high view.
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- 2017-02-10
- 376 pages
- Paperback
- Oriental Institute Press
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- 2014-10-14
- 448 pages
- Paperback
- Titan Books (US, CA)
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