The twentieth book in the Kay Scarpetta series, by the No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. A woman has disappeared while digging for a dinosaur fossil treasure in the remote Canadian desert. However, the only clues have ended up in the inbox of Chief Forensic Explorer Kay Scarpetta, two thousand miles away in Boston, without knowing why. As events unfold at an alarming pace, Scarpetta begins to suspect that the paleontologist's disappearance is connected to a series of crimes much closer to her home: a gruesome murder, unexplained tortures, and traces of the last living creatures of the dinosaur era. When she turns to those around her, Scarpetta discovers that danger and suspicion have penetrated even her closest circles. Her niece, Lucy, speaks in riddles. Her lead investigator, Pete Marino, and her husband, FBI Benton Wesley, have their own secrets. Feeling alone and betrayed, Scarpetta turns to someone from her past as she pursues a killer both intelligent and ruthless.

Praise for the groundbreaking series: 'One of the greatest crime writers today' Guardian. 'Fiendishly clever' Sunday Times. 'The top in this field' Daily Telegraph. 'Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns' Mirror. 'The Agatha Christie of the DNA age' Express.

Pages: 512, Year of Publication: 0523, Dimensions: 20.1x20.1cm.