Cruel and unusual
Editorial POCKET STAR BOOKS
Festland Spanien
- Verlag POCKET STAR BOOKS
- ISBN13 9781416505402
- ISBN10 1416505407
- Gegenstandsart BUCH
- Buchseiten 409
- Jahr der Ausgabe 1993
- Sprache Englisch
- Bindung Gebunden
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English LiteraturCruel and unusual
Editorial POCKET STAR BOOKS
Festland Spanien
Buch Details
When convicted killer Ronnie Joe Waddell is executed in Virginia's electric chair, he becomes what shouldbe a routine postmortem case for Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.But after Waddell's execution, the murders continue, as everyone connectedto him begins to die including a member of Scarpetta's staff.
Then, when crucial records disappear from her files, Scarpetta comes underfire for incompetence. Caught in a web of political intrigue, betrayed bythose she trusted, Scarpetta must fight to free herself from murderous insinuations and threats to her own life.
To save her career, Scarpetta soon finds herself retracing Waddell's bloodyfootprints, following a trail that might lead to long-hidden secrets deepwithin the state government. Either the truth will set her free or unleashupon her a punishment both cruel and unusual.