Synopsis
During the early hours of Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta receives a chilling call. The Phantom Slasher has struck again.
The serial killer has terrorized Northern Virginia for months. His pattern is to stalk with a sophisticated technology that enables him to invade his victims' homes and watch their every move. They wake up to a ghost-like hologram before being murdered in their beds.
Scarpetta is summoned to Mercy Island, the site of a notorious psychiatric hospital where two people have been brutalized, one of them from Scarpetta's past. It soon becomes apparent that she could be next . . .
Publisher information
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9781408722596
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 38 mm
- Weight: 620g
- Languages: English
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Yet another amazing Dr Kay Scarpetta book
As a Patricia Cornwell fan I was so excited to be given this book. I was pleased to find it had all the usual characters and in true style the opening had ... READ MORE
A slow burner !
It’s the festive season and a serial killer is on the loose .
Kay and Benton are travelling overseas for Christmas, but the killer has them both worried.... READ MORE
Scarpetta is almost back on her best form!
Now I've read almost every Scarpetta book, about 85% of them. This isn't my favourite of them but it's better than some that went a wee bit off brand (I'm... READ MORE
A Solid Read with Moments of Classic Cornwell
As someone who’s dipped into the Scarpetta series before, I found Sharp Force a respectable return, even if it doesn’t quite reach the heights of Cornwell’... READ MORE
Futuristic Crime Thriller
Sharp Force is a crime thriller that follows Dr Kay Scarpetta and her investigations into the Slasher killer.
This was ok. The pacing seemed a bit haph... READ MORE
Great twisty read
Book 29 in the Dr Kay Scarpetta series and it follows the usual pattern. It is Christmas Eve and the good doctor is finishing an autopsy on a man fished o... READ MORE
A well paced and chilling page turner
Yet another brilliant and well-paced page turner from Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series. While I'm not sure I fully understood some of the tech invo... READ MORE
Another great read !
Love a Kay Scarpetta novel set around the festive season and I think there has been more than one ! As expected this is right up to the mark and I thorough... READ MORE
Christmas Cheer?
The latest Kay Scarpetta story involves a serial killer and it is up to Kay,Benton Marino and Lucy to get to the truth. Reading this gave me vibes of a 30'... READ MORE