Autopsia / Autopsy - by Patricia Cornwell (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Vuelve la Dra. Scarpetta.

«Cuando se trata de thriller forense, nadie está a la altura de Cornwell». --The New York Times Book Review

Kay Scarpetta no lleva ni un mes en su nuevo trabajo en Virginia cuando se reclama su presencia en una escena criminal junto a una vía de tren, donde ha aparecido el cadáver mutilado de una mujer. El rastro de las pistas la llevará hasta su propio vecindario, muy cerca del Pentágono.

Poco después, Kay y su marido son convocados a una reunión de urgencia de la Comisión del Día del Juicio Final: una catástrofe en un laboratorio ultrasecreto en el espacio pone en peligro la seguridad nacional y Kay debe supervisar una autopsia telemática en gravedad cero.

Mientras tanto, crece la sospecha de un asesino en serie en los alrededores del Pentágono.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

New York Times Bestseller

In this electrifying, landmark #1 bestselling thriller series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta hunts those responsible for two wildly divergent and chilling murders.

Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta has come almost full circle, returning to Virginia, the state where she launched her storied career, as the chief medical examiner. Finding herself the new girl in town once again after being away for many years, she's inherited both an overbearing secretary and a legacy of neglect and potential corruption.

She and her husband, Benton Wesley, now a forensic psychologist with the U.S. Secret Service, have relocated to Old Town Alexandria, where she's headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a post-pandemic world that's been torn apart by civil and political unrest. After just weeks on the job, she's called to a scene by railroad tracks--a woman's body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spine--and as Scarpetta begins to follow the trail, it leads unnervingly close to her own historic neighborhood.

At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in a top secret labo­ratory in outer space, endangering at least two scientists aboard. Appointed to the highly classified Doomsday Commission that specializes in sensitive national security cases, Scarpetta is summoned to the White House and tasked with finding out exactly what happened. But even as she remotely works the first potential crime scene in space, an apparent serial killer strikes again very close to home.

This novel in the groundbreaking Kay Scarpetta series captivates readers with the shocking twists, high-wire tension, and forensic detail that Patricia Cornwell is famous for, proving once again why she's the world's #1 bestselling crime writer.

Review Quotes

Reseñas:
«Un cóctel de adrenalina».
The Times

«Una pionera del thriller forense».
BBC

«Diabólicamente inteligente».
The Sunday Times

About the Author

Patricia Cornwell (Florida, 1956), directora de Ciencia Forense Aplicada en la National Forensic Academy, ha recibido múltiples galardones en reconocimiento a su obra literaria; destacan los premios Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, Macavity, el francés Prix du Roman d´Aventure, el galardón británico Gold Dagger y el Galaxy British Book Award.

En 1999, la doctora forense Kay Scarpetta, protagonista de la mayoría de sus novelas, recibió el premio Sherlock al mejor detective creado por un autor estadounidense.

La obra de Cornwell ha sido traducida a más de treinta y dos idiomas.