The eighteenth book in the Kay Scarpetta series, by the number 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. Kay Scarpetta is training at Dover Port Mortuary, learning the art of "digital autopsy" - a groundbreaking procedure that could soon revolutionize forensic science.

When a young man dies suddenly, seemingly from heart disease, near Scarpetta's home, the situation escalates when the examination of the body the next morning reveals signs that he may have been alive when placed in cold storage.

Revolutionary 3D scans reveal shocking details about internal injuries that Scarpetta has never seen before, and she realizes it is a crime - and now she is battling against a calculated and uniquely ruthless enemy. Time is limited to discover who and why, before there are more victims.

Praise for the series: "One of the best crime writers today" - Guardian, "Demonically 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: 496, Edition: 1228, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm.