- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Berkley; Open market ed edition (Jan 11 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425147622
- ISBN-13: 978-0425147627
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.9 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
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#145,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #40 in Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Mystery > Series
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New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell brings back Kay Scarpetta, consulting forensic pathologist for the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, in her grittiest and most compelling novel. In rural North Carolina, the brutal murder of eleven-year-old Emily Steiner has shaken a small town. But more disturbing are the details of the crimes, chillingly reminiscent of the handiwork of a serial killer who has eluded the unit for years. Into this volatile atmosphere comes Scarpetta's ingenious, rebellious niece Lucy, an FBI intern with a promising future in Quantico's computer engineering facility--until she is accused of a shocking security violation. While coming to terms with Lucy, Kay must conduct a grisly forensic investigation at a clandestine research facility in Tennessee known as the Body Farm. There she will find more answers to Emily Steiner's murder--and evidence that paints a picture of a crime more horrifying than she imagined . . .
From Publishers Weekly
Cornwell ( Body of Evidence ; All That Remains ) casts a wider, surer narrative net in the latest case set for her increasingly complex heroine, Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia. As an FBI consultant, Scarpetta investigates the North Carolina murder of 11-year-old Emily Steiner, whose mutilation suggests the M.O. of an escaped killer met previously in Cruel and Unusual. Forensic clues from the body's second autopsy prompt Scarpetta to request that certain experiments be made at the University of Tennessee's Decay Research Facility, known as the Body Farm. Meanwhile, she, Pete Marino of the Richmond, Va., police, and her new love interest, FBI Unit Chief Benton Wesley investigate the apparent suicide (from autoerotic asphyxiation) of the local FBI agent in charge of the case. Then, Scarpetta's computer-whiz niece Lucy, working at FBI headquarters at Quantico, is charged with violating security. During her travels between North Carolina and Virginia, Scarpetta worries about both the less-than-forthcoming Lucy and Marino, who becomes emotionally entangled with Emily's beautiful stricken mother. Results at the Body Farm lead her to a convincing, if abrupt, resolution. Deeper characterization and a more intricate plot mark this fifth in a consistently compelling series. 500,000 first printing; paperback rights to Berkley; audio rights to Simon & Schus ter; Literary Guild selection.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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ON THE SIXTEENTH OF OCTOBER, SHADOWY deer crept to the edge of dark woods beyond my window as the sun peeked over the cover of the night. Read the first page
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Muddled...,
By Jaimee (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Body Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
Patricia Cornwell's books are always something of a hit or miss affair but this must rate in the latter category.The story-line is overly long and padded. Due to the story being strewn with needless details it drags a lot and becomes boring. The plot becomes muddled as there are a lot of loose ends that aren't tied up, supposedly relevant 'clues' that are then disbanded with and worst of all 'facts' change mid tale! Did the editor/proof-reader not spot this?!
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Horrible...,
By Tearsa White (Swansea, SC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Body Farm (Paperback)
After hearing the hype about Cornwell and then reading Death's Acre, I was excited to try out my first Cornwell book. I found the story line long, drawn out and boring and SO boring in fact, I could not even finish the book. If this story is any indication of Ms. Cornwell's other works, I am not interested in the least.
4.0 out of 5 stars
1st Kay Scarpetta book I read, got me hooked!,
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This review is from: The Body Farm (Hardcover)
I picked up this book after reading about it in Dr Bass's book "Death's Acre" (he's the one who started the real "Body Farm"). I haven't read fiction in awhile, and have never read anything of this genre, but I loved this book. In fact after reading through this one, I promptly went to the store to by the first book in the series, "Postmortem", and I'm now on my fourth "Kay Scarpetta" book. I definitely recommend these books to anyone interested in forensics, they are quite realistic as Cornwell puts a lot of research into her works of fiction.
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