BookoftheDead
- 作者
- 出版社 Little,BrownBookGroup,
- 出版时间 2007年10月
- ISBN 9780316724234
- 定价 214.60
内容简介
The'bookofthedead'isthemorguelog,theledgerinwhichallcasesareenteredbyhand.ForKayScarpetta,however,itisabouttohaveanewmeaning.FreshfromherbruisingbattlewithapsychopathinFlorida,Scarpettadecidesit'stimeforachangeofpace.MovingtothehistoriccityofCharleston,SouthCarolina,sheopensauniqueprivateforensicpathologypractice,oneinwhichsheandhercolleaguesofferexpertcrimesceneinvestigationandautopsiestocommunitieslackinglocalaccesstocompetentdeathinvestigationandmoderntechnology.Itseemslikeanidealsituation,untilthemurdersandotherviolentdeathsbegin.Awomanisritualisticallymurderedinhermulti-million-dollarbeachhome.Thebodyofanabusedyoungboyisfounddumpedinadesolatemarsh.Asixteen-year-oldtennisstarisfoundnudeandmutilatednearPiazzaNavonainRome.Scarpettahasdealtwithmanybrutalandunusualcrimesbefore,butneverastringofthemasbaffling,orasterrifying,astheonesbeforehernow.Beforesheisthrough,thatbookofthedeadwillcontainmanynames-andthepenmaybepoisedtowriteherown.
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