Kay Scarpetta, the chief medical examiner, investigates two campers' remains in a Northern Virginia wilderness in this new book. The victims have been savagely mutilated, and the evidence is terrifying and perplexing. Cornwell is at her best in this chilling, thrilling, and macabre masterpiece.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 23 November 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown

THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE 120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER SOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO

Two mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta's career . . .

In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement. The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint. After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.

A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Unnatural Death is Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest. The best just got better

CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END

Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best

M. J. ARLIDGE, author of EYE FOR AN EYE

Classic Cornwell with an up-to-the-minute twenty-first-century plot. An intoxicating blend that proves Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction

ANDREA MARA, author of NO ONE SAW A THING

One of the best crime writers writing today

GUARDIAN

Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her

SUNDAY TIMES

The top gun in this field

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Weight: 530g
Dimension: 152 x 233 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781408728666