Book of the Dead
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Book of the Dead

by Patricia Cornwell

2000•Crime•411 pages

Taste attributes: crimemysterythrillerdramaunsavouryheavyintricatelinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA morally murky crime novel that is weighty and smart. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

From America's #1 bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Dr. Kay Scarpetta novel.The "Book of the Dead" is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to have a new meaning.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

CrimeMysteryThrillerDramaSolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardyTroubled leads

Subjects

Women physiciansForensic pathologistsSuspenseThrillerSouth carolinaMujeres medicosPathologistes judiciaires

Details

Author
Patricia Cornwell
Published
2000
Pages
411
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