Scarpetta Faces Christmas Morning Terror Again
Patricia Cornwell throws Kay Scarpetta into another high-stakes investigation, this time with a serial killer haunting the holiday season. For readers who like forensic detail, familiar series mastery and an atmosphere of relentless menace, it promises classic Scarpetta appeal with extra Christmas chill.
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Scarpetta Faces Christmas Morning Terror Again
Patricia Cornwell throws Kay Scarpetta into another high-stakes investigation, this time with a serial killer haunting the holiday season. For readers who like forensic detail, familiar series mastery and an atmosphere of relentless menace, it promises classic Scarpetta appeal with extra Christmas chill.
- Book Synopsis
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Ideal for readers who:
- Follow long-running forensic crime series with brilliant professionals under pressure.
- Enjoy Christmas-set thrillers where a serial killer strikes at the worst possible moment.
- Would be gripped by Kay Scarpetta confronting a case that feels chillingly close.
- Prefer dark, expert suspense with procedural detail and series momentum.
SCARPETTA, A BRAND NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, IS COMING SOON TO PRIME VIDEO.
NO ONE IS SAFE FROM THE SERIAL KILLER. NOT EVEN SCARPETTA...
During the early hours of Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta receives a chilling call. The Phantom Slasher has struck again.
The serial killer has terrorized Northern Virginia for months. His pattern is to stalk with a sophisticated technology that enables him to invade his victims' homes and watch their every move.
They wake up to a ghost-like hologram before being murdered in their beds.
Scarpetta is summoned to Mercy Island, the site of a notorious psychiatric hospital where two people have been brutalized, one of them from Scarpetta's past.
It soon becomes apparent that she could be next...
'In Sharp Force Cornwell is at the very top of her game and Scarpetta is as finely wrought as ever. The research is impeccable as always... You are in the hands of a master storyteller. Sit back and prepare to be thrilled ' DAVID BALDACCI
- About The Author
- In 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, as well as the French Prix du Roman d'Aventures - the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. Growing into an international phenomenon, the Scarpetta series won Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development. Today, Cornwell's novels and iconic characters are known around the world. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written the definitive nonfiction account of Jack the Ripper's identity, cookbooks, a children's book, a biography of Ruth Graham, and three other fictional series based on the characters Win Garano, Andy Brazil, and Captain Calli Chase. Cornwell continues exploring the latest space-age technologies and threats relevant to contemporary life. Her interests range from the morgue to artificial intelligence and include visits to Interpol, the Pentagon, the U.S. Secret Service and NASA. Cornwell was born in Miami. She grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781408722596
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Sphere, (07 October 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 384
- Weight
- 620 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 236 x 160 x 38 mm
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