Unnatural exposure / Patricia Cornwell.
When the body of an elderly woman is found dismembered in a Virginia landfill, forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta initially believes that the clues mirror that of a serial killer she's encountered before. But upon further investigation she discovers puzzling pox-like eruptions on the woman's body that, perhaps, point in another direction. The killer then contacts Scarpetta via e-mail, and she enlists the aid of her computer-savvy niece, Lucy, to help track this monster through cyberspace. When Scarpetta learns that the Virginia victim was exposed to a high-tech virus that might unleash an epidemic, she begins to realize that she's dealing with a sophisticated and devious mind. Her investigation leads her to the government's biological defense facility in Utah and to Atlanta's Center for Disease Control--and eventually to quarantine, when it's discovered that Scarpetta has been exposed to this often fatal virus. Along the way, she's forced to deal with the unscrupulous ambitions of a slick FBI agent, Lucy's problems, and her own turbulent feelings for Agent Wesley Benton.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780425163405 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780399142857
- ISBN: 0399142851
- ISBN: 9780425218921 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 338 p. ; 18 cm.
- Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's ; 1997.
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Subject: | Medical examiners (Law) > Fiction. Serial murderers > Fiction. Women forensic pathologists > Fiction. |
Genre: | Mystery fiction. Medical fiction. Mystery fiction. |
Topic Heading: | Scarpetta, Kay (Fictitious character) Fiction. Scarpetta, Kay (Fictitious character) - Fiction. |
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