Flesh And Blood

Kay Scarpetta never does anything by half measures and when the medical examiner becomes the subject of a killer’s interest, the outcome can’t be a pleasant one.

What she has to do here is prevent those closest to her or even the famous doctor herself from becoming the latest passenger to take a one-way ride on a stretcher. What she can’t factor in is those closest to her — Marino, Lucy and Benton — keeping her in the dark, mistakenly trying to protect her by starving her of information.

When the finger of suspicion points at Lucy, it is all Scarpetta can do to keep her niece safe as a series of deaths reveal dark forces from the past are at work. Random victims turn out to be specific targets, as the killer’s intentions slowly become clear and Scarpetta needs her skills and instincts to be at their sharpest as she tries to avoid a violent conclusion.

Patricia Cornwell has built a reputation as lauded as that of her protagonist with the meticulous research and graphic storytelling which have made her a go-to author for those who love a dash of crime scene science with their latest dish of death. Flesh And Blood serves Scarpetta fans with more than enough evidence to sate appetites..