Little Brown UK

COMING SOON: THE UNSTOPPABLE NEW THRILLER FROM THE GLOBAL #1 BESTSELLERIn this thrilling new instalment of Patricia Cornwell's #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests.Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has just inherited one of the most notorious cases of her career. Two years ago, a former beauty queen's body washed up on the shore of Wallops Island, Virginia. She was last seen on a boat with her fiance, who has since been held in jail while awaiting trial.Scarpetta must act as the expert witness for the case - an investigation previously botched by another forensic pathologist.After a gruelling cross-examination by the prosecutor, Scarpetta leaves the court only to discover that the sister of the judge on her case has been found dead.Scarpetta ultimately finds herself facing a powerful, invisible enemy - who's p

Scarpetta is on the trail of a killer in this outstanding novel by the bestselling author of The Bone Bed.

Kay Scarpetta as you have never seen her before - a must-read for any fan of this series, or an ideal starting point for new readers

The Bone Bed features Kay Scarpetta as you've never seen her before. It's a must-read for any fan of the series, or an ideal starting point for new readers.A palaeontologist has vanished in the Canadi

The 19th Kay Scarpetta thriller is a terrifying portrait of a killer like no other.

Told for the first time in many years from the perspective of Kay Scarpetta herself - and unveiling secrets from her past that have never been revealed

The second novel in the best-selling Dr Kay Scarpetta series

The seventh novel in the best-selling Dr Kay Scarpetta series.

Dr Kay Scarpetta - the world's most popular female investigator - returns in another breath-takingly taut novel.

Christmas, New York and a naked body is discovered in Central Park ... The sixth novel in the best-selling Dr Kay Scarpetta series.

Scarpetta is presented with her most challenging case yet - and the biggest shock of her life...

The latest blockbuster in the bestselling Kay Scarpetta series

The latest instalment in the internationally acclaimed series of crime novels featuring the medical examiner, Dr Kay Scarpetta.

The third novel in the best-selling Dr Kay Scarpetta series

The fourth novel in the best-selling Dr Kay Scarpetta series which was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for the best crime novel of 1993

The eighth novel in the best-selling Dr Kay Scarpetta series.

The ninth novel in the best-selling Dr Kay Scarpetta series.

The post mortem performed by Dr Scarpetta initially reveals neither a cause of death nor an identification. But the victim's personal effects and an odd tattoo take Scarpetta on a hunt for information

The eleventh Scarpetta novel, in which the Chief Medical Examiner is under a Grand Jury investigation for murder. She knows she's being framed and she no longer knows who she can trust ...

Dr Kay Scarpetta returns to face new challenges in Patricia Cornwell's internationally acclaimed series.

Dr Kay Scarpetta returns to face new challenges in Patricia Cornwell's internationally acclaimed series.

Twenty years after creating Kay Scarpetta, Patricia Cornwell has written her most extraordinary novel yet

The second novel featuring Winston Garano.

The latest in the bestselling series featuring fiction's original pathologist, Dr Kay Scarpetta.

Introducing Winston Garano, a new character from the acclaimed creator of the Kay Scarpetta series, based on the NEW YORK TIMES serialisation.

Following the bestselling success of HORNET'S NEST and SOUTHERN CROSS, this is another irreverent portrait of politically driven law enforcement run amok.

Realistic and entertaining thriller which throws an ironic light on how to police a city.