Unnatural Death

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

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.

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

In 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, as well as the French Prix du Roman d'Aventures - the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. Growing into an international phenomenon, the Scarpetta series won Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development. Today, Cornwell's novels and iconic characters are known around the world. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written the definitive nonfiction account of Jack the Ripper's identity, cookbooks, a children's book, a biography of Ruth Graham, and three other fictional series based on the characters Win Garano, Andy Brazil, and Captain Callie Chase. Cornwell continues exploring the latest space-age technologies and threats relevant to contemporary life. Her interests range from the morgue to artificial intelligence and include visits to Interpol, the Pentagon, the U.S. Secret Service and NASA. Cornwell was born in Miami. She grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston.

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