Black Notice

Zusatztext Praise for Black Notice “Brainteasing…[a] hair-raising tale with a French twist.”— People   “The author’s darkest and perhaps best.”— San Francisco Examiner   “When [Scarpetta’s] in one of her cut-’em-up moods! you want to follow her anywhere…a series that keeps picking up velocity.”— The New York Times   “The forensic sequences boom with authority; the brief action sequences explode on the page…A thunderhead of disquietude hangs over this compulsively readable novel! sometimes loosing storms of suspense; but to Cornwell’s considerable credit! the unease arises ultimately not from the steady potential for violence! but from a more profound horror: the vulnerability of a good woman like Kay to a world beset by the corrupt! the cruel! the demonic.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Cornwell’s latest villain is a wonderful creation…[Her] detail-laden descriptions of autopsies! gleaned from her work experience on the staff of a Virginia chief medical examiner! offers the same kind of unique insight Tom Clancy provides concerning high-tech weaponry… Black Notice is a pleasant step forward…the villain is cracker-jack! the chase is exciting…Good for Patricia Cornwell! and even better for her many fans.”— Fort Worth Star-Telegram   “It is fascinating to watch Scarpetta and her supporting cast…become more and more themselves…especially in such a brilliantly paced adventure as this one.”— Kirkus Reviews   Informationen zum Autor Patricia Cornwell is one of the world’s major internationally bestselling authors, translated into thirty-six languages in more than 120 countries. She is a founder of the Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine; a founding member of the National Forensic Academy; a member of the Advisory Board for the Forensic Sciences Training Program at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, New York City; and a member of the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital’s National Council, where she is an advocate for psychiatric research. In 2008, Cornwell won the Galaxy British Book Awards’ Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year—the first American to win this prestigious award. In 2011, she was awarded the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Ministry of Culture in Paris. Her earlier works include Postmortem —the only novel to win five major crime awards in a single year—and Cruel & Unusual, which won Britain’s Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel of 1993. Dr. Kay Scarpetta herself won the 1999 Sherlock Award for the best detective created by an American author. Klappentext In this #1 New York Times bestseller Dr. Kay Scarpetta is on a deadly mission that will pull her in two opposite directions: toward protecting her career or toward the truth... Remains were all that was left of the stowaway. He arrived in Richmond's Deep Water Terminal-the ghastly cargo of a ship from Belgium. The decomposed body gives Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta no clues to its identity-or the cause of death. But an odd tattoo soon leads her on an international search to Interpol's headquarters in Lyon, France-and towards a confrontation with one of the most savage killers of her career... Zusammenfassung #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Dr. Kay Scarpetta is on a deadly mission that will pull her in two opposite directions: toward protecting her career or toward the truth . . .   “A fast-paced, first-rate thriller.”— The San Francisco Examiner “Brainteasing . . . [a] hair-raising tale with a French twist.”— People   IN DEVELOPMENT AS THE ORIGINAL SERIES SCARPETTA STARRING NICOLE KIDMAN AND JAMIE LEE CURTIS   The nightmare begins when a cargo ship arriving at Richmond’s Deep Water Terminal from Belgium is discovered to ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Patricia Cornwell, Patricia D. Cornwell, Patricia Daniels Cornwell
• Editore: Berkley Publishing Group
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.12.2008
• EAN: 9780425225455
• ISBN: 978-0-425-22545-5
• Pagine: 527
• Dimensioni: 108 mm x 191 mm x 29 mm
• Serie: Scarpetta; Kay Scarpetta Mysteries; Scarpetta
• Categoria: Narrativa > Gialli