From Potter’s Field

Medical Thrillers (Kindle Store)

Author: Patricia Cornwell

See alternate cover edition hereChristmas, New York and a naked body is discovered in Central Park… Christmas has never been a particularly good time for Dr Kay Scarpetta. Although a holiday for most, the festivities always seem to heighten the alienation felt by society’s violent fringe: and that usually means more work for Scarpetta, Virginia’s Chief Medical Examiner a….Read More

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The Body Farm

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Post Mortem

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Double Homicide: Santa Fe and Boston

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Body of Evidence

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