Unnatural Death

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THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE GLOBAL 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 . . .

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.

The next book in the Scarpetta series is Identity Unknown.

DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION


'A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of the genre'
SUN

'A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest'
CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END

'An edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists'
DAILY MAIL

'Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best'
M. J. ARLIDGE, author of EYE FOR AN EYE

'Cornwell really is in a league of her own'
BOOK OF THE WEEK, HEAT

'Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction'
ANDREA MARA, author of NO ONE SAW A THING

'Cornwell proves once again why she is a crime writer still at the top of her game'
WOMAN'S WEEKLY

Critics Review

PRAISE FOR UNNATURAL DEATH
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This case is one of her most striking . . . an edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists
DAILY MAIL
A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Unnatural Death is Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest. The best just got better
CHRIS WHITAKER
A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of this genre
SUN
Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best
M. J. ARLIDGE
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. An utterly thrilling roller coaster ride
ANDREA MARA
Cornwell really is in a league of her own
HEAT
In this macabre and consuming novel, Cornwell proves once again why she is a crime writer still at the top of her game
WOMAN'S WEEKLY
An especially good entry in the series
BOOKLIST
A gripping crime thriller with delightfully unexpected twists . . . Both fans of the Scarpetta novels and newcomers to the series alike will find much to enjoy
HOT PRESS
With plot twists you won't see coming, this is a frightening, timely thriller
FABULOUS
Another clever-crafted chiller from the queen of the forensic thriller
BEST
Thrilling
TAKE A BREAK
Terrifying
CRIME MONTHLY
A tale so terrifying you'll be afraid to go into the woods this Hallowe'en
SUNDAY POST DUNDEE
PRAISE FOR PATRICIA CORNWELL
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One of the best crime writers writing today
GUARDIAN
Astonishing . . . Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her
SUNDAY TIMES
The top gun in this field
DAILY TELEGRAPH
America's most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction
THE TIMES
Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns
MIRROR
A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller
BBC
The Agatha Christie of the DNA age
EXPRESS
The queen of the forensic thriller
MAIL ON SUNDAY
Cutting-edge
SUN
When it comes to forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Slick, fast-paced and brilliant
HEAT

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