Scarpetta
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Scarpetta

by Patricia Cornwell

2008•Mystery•500 pages

Taste attributes: mysterycrimethrillerdramaunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA morally murky, layered mystery: grounded and small-scale. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

Leaving behind her Charleston forensic pathology practice to accept an assignment in New York City, Kay Scarpetta learns the story of an injured psychiatric patient who claims he was attacked by a stalker who was killing someone else at the time.

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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

MysteryCrimeThrillerDramaSolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leads

Subjects

Women physiciansForensic pathologistsMurderInvestigationWomen pathologistsWomen forensic scientistsMystery fiction

Details

Author
Patricia Cornwell
Published
2008
Pages
500
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