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Kay Scarpetta #14
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Scarpetta, now freelancing with the National Forensic Academy in Florida, digs into a case more bizarre than any she has ever faced, one that has produced not only unusual physical evidence, but also tantalizing clues about the inner workings of an extremely cunning and criminal mind.
She and her team --- Pete Marino, Benton Wesley, and her niece, Lucy --- track the odd connections between several horrific crimes and the people who are the likely suspects. As one psychopath, safely behind bars and the subject of a classified scientific study at a Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital, teases Scarpetta with tips that could be fact --- or fantasy --- the number of killers on the loose seems to multiply. Are these events related or merely random? And what can the study of one man's brain tell them about the methods of a psychopath still lurking in the shadows?
She and her team --- Pete Marino, Benton Wesley, and her niece, Lucy --- track the odd connections between several horrific crimes and the people who are the likely suspects. As one psychopath, safely behind bars and the subject of a classified scientific study at a Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital, teases Scarpetta with tips that could be fact --- or fantasy --- the number of killers on the loose seems to multiply. Are these events related or merely random? And what can the study of one man's brain tell them about the methods of a psychopath still lurking in the shadows?
453 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 25, 2005
About the author
Patricia Cornwell
128 books21.1k followersPatricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, in 1990 while working as a computer analyst at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. Postmortem, was the first bona fide forensic thriller. It paved the way for an explosion of entertainment featuring in all things forensic across film, television and literature.
Postmortem would go on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventure prize – the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. To date, Cornwell’s books have sold some 100 million copies in thirty-six languages in over 120 countries. She’s authored twenty-nine New York Times bestsellers.
Patricia’s novels center primarily on medical examiner Kay Scarpetta along with her tech-savvy niece Lucy and fellow investigator Pete Marino. Celebrating 25 years, these characters have grown into an international phenomenon, winning 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.
Fox 2000 bought the rights to Kay Scarpetta. Working with producer Liz Friedman, Marvel’s Jessica Jones and fellow Marvel EP and Twilight Saga scribe Melissa Rosenberg to develop the film and find Scarpetta a home on the big screen.
After earning her degree in English from Davidson College in 1979, she began working at the Charlotte Observer.
Cornwell received widespread attention and praise for her series of articles on prostitution and crime in downtown Charlotte. From the Charlotte Observer, Cornwell moved to a job with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia – a post she would later bestow upon the fictional Kay Scarpetta.
When not writing from her Boston home, Patricia tirelessly researches cutting-edge forensic technologies to include in her work. Her interests span outside the literary: Patricia co-founded of the Conservation Scientist Chair at the Harvard University Art Museums. She appears as a forensic consultant on CNN and serves as a member of Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital’s National Council, where she advocates for psychiatric research. She’s helped fund the ICU at Cornell’s Animal Hospital, the scientific study of a Confederate submarine, the archaeological excavation of Jamestown, and a variety of law enforcement charities. Patricia is also committed to
funding scholarships and literacy programs. Her advice to aspiring authors: “Start writing. And don’t take no for an answer.”
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Other areas of expertise & interests
Forensics | Forensic Technologies | Ballistics | Weapons | Explosives | Pathology & Autopsies | Crime | Historical and Unsolved Criminal Cases | Jack The Ripper | Helicopter Piloting | Suba Diving | Archaeological Excavation Experience |
Postmortem would go on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventure prize – the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. To date, Cornwell’s books have sold some 100 million copies in thirty-six languages in over 120 countries. She’s authored twenty-nine New York Times bestsellers.
Patricia’s novels center primarily on medical examiner Kay Scarpetta along with her tech-savvy niece Lucy and fellow investigator Pete Marino. Celebrating 25 years, these characters have grown into an international phenomenon, winning 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.
Fox 2000 bought the rights to Kay Scarpetta. Working with producer Liz Friedman, Marvel’s Jessica Jones and fellow Marvel EP and Twilight Saga scribe Melissa Rosenberg to develop the film and find Scarpetta a home on the big screen.
After earning her degree in English from Davidson College in 1979, she began working at the Charlotte Observer.
Cornwell received widespread attention and praise for her series of articles on prostitution and crime in downtown Charlotte. From the Charlotte Observer, Cornwell moved to a job with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia – a post she would later bestow upon the fictional Kay Scarpetta.
When not writing from her Boston home, Patricia tirelessly researches cutting-edge forensic technologies to include in her work. Her interests span outside the literary: Patricia co-founded of the Conservation Scientist Chair at the Harvard University Art Museums. She appears as a forensic consultant on CNN and serves as a member of Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital’s National Council, where she advocates for psychiatric research. She’s helped fund the ICU at Cornell’s Animal Hospital, the scientific study of a Confederate submarine, the archaeological excavation of Jamestown, and a variety of law enforcement charities. Patricia is also committed to
funding scholarships and literacy programs. Her advice to aspiring authors: “Start writing. And don’t take no for an answer.”
Social and Digital Outlets
http://www.patriciacornwell.com
https://www.facebook.com/patricia.cor...
https://twitter.com/1pcornwell
https://instagram.com/1pcornwell/
Other areas of expertise & interests
Forensics | Forensic Technologies | Ballistics | Weapons | Explosives | Pathology & Autopsies | Crime | Historical and Unsolved Criminal Cases | Jack The Ripper | Helicopter Piloting | Suba Diving | Archaeological Excavation Experience |
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June 17, 2021
Este duminică după-amiază, iar doctorul Kay Scarpetta se află în biroul ei de la Academia Naţională de Medicină Legală din Hollywood, Florida, în timp ce pe cer se adună nori ameninţători ce promit o nouă furtună. Luna februarie n-ar trebui să fie atât de fierbinte şi ploioasă.
Brusc, se aud pocnete amintind de împuşcături şi voci răcnind cuvinte care îi rămân neinteligibile. S-ar putea ca agenţi ai Serviciului de operaţiuni speciale, îmbrăcaţi în salopete negre, să fi luat instituţia cu asalt, trăgând în stânga şi-n dreapta şi, în afară de Scarpetta, care oricum nu-i prea bagă în seamă, nimeni nu-i aude. Ea continuă să analizeze un certificat de urgenţă emis de un coroner din Louisiana după examinarea unei paciente, o femeie care a ucis cinci persoane şi susţine că nu-şi aminteşte de faptele comise.
Scarpetta socoteşte că acest caz nu se încadrează în tema de cercetare privind determinanţii prefrontali ai reactivităţii deschise de tip agresiv, temă cunoscută sub numele PRĂDĂTOR, timp în care îşi dă seama că zgomotul produs de motorul unei motociclete creşte în intensitate în incinta Academiei.
Îi scrie un e-mail psihologului legist Benton Wesley:
Includerea unei femei în cercetare ar prezenta interes, dar asta nu ar face ca datele să-şi piardă din relevanţă? Înţelesesem că studiul are în vedere doar bărbaţi.
Bubuind asurzitor, motocicleta se apropie de clădire şi se opreşte chiar sub fereastra ei. Pete Marino o terorizează din nou, se gândeşte ea iritată, în timp ce Benton îi trimite un mesaj.
Probabil că cei din Louisiana oricum nu ne-ar permite să o includem. Celor de acolo le place prea mult să-i execute pe criminali. Cu toate astea, mâncarea din închisoare e bună.
Brusc, se aud pocnete amintind de împuşcături şi voci răcnind cuvinte care îi rămân neinteligibile. S-ar putea ca agenţi ai Serviciului de operaţiuni speciale, îmbrăcaţi în salopete negre, să fi luat instituţia cu asalt, trăgând în stânga şi-n dreapta şi, în afară de Scarpetta, care oricum nu-i prea bagă în seamă, nimeni nu-i aude. Ea continuă să analizeze un certificat de urgenţă emis de un coroner din Louisiana după examinarea unei paciente, o femeie care a ucis cinci persoane şi susţine că nu-şi aminteşte de faptele comise.
Scarpetta socoteşte că acest caz nu se încadrează în tema de cercetare privind determinanţii prefrontali ai reactivităţii deschise de tip agresiv, temă cunoscută sub numele PRĂDĂTOR, timp în care îşi dă seama că zgomotul produs de motorul unei motociclete creşte în intensitate în incinta Academiei.
Îi scrie un e-mail psihologului legist Benton Wesley:
Includerea unei femei în cercetare ar prezenta interes, dar asta nu ar face ca datele să-şi piardă din relevanţă? Înţelesesem că studiul are în vedere doar bărbaţi.
Bubuind asurzitor, motocicleta se apropie de clădire şi se opreşte chiar sub fereastra ei. Pete Marino o terorizează din nou, se gândeşte ea iritată, în timp ce Benton îi trimite un mesaj.
Probabil că cei din Louisiana oricum nu ne-ar permite să o includem. Celor de acolo le place prea mult să-i execute pe criminali. Cu toate astea, mâncarea din închisoare e bună.
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