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“In her twenty-second Scarpetta novel, Cornwell’s forensic knowhow is still at the cutting edge—even though Scarpetta was the prototype for most of TV’s crack forensic investigators today—and her final scenes are both logical and shocking.”
— BBC (London)
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“For the serial killer they nicknamed ‘Copperhead,’ there is no need to get
close. With marksman precision, he or she murders from a distance, instantly
dispatching the victim and leaving no witnesses. Forensic wizard Kay Scarpetta
is accustomed to working with very few clues, but in this case, some of the few
that do emerge point in a very unsettling direction. Patricia Cornwell’s new
whodunit features suspense, plot twists, and surprises.”
— Barnes&Noble.com
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“After twenty-two novels, Cornwell
is still the ace of forensic science mysteries. Dr. Kay Scarpetta and her
family and friends just keep growing as characters, and Cornwell’s plots are
still taut and tangled enough to make readers afraid to miss even a bit of
minutiae. With Flesh and Blood,
Cornwell is at the top of her game and doesn’t seem to give any sign of slowing
down. Readers are going to want to latch on to this next Scarpetta book and
enjoy the ride.”
— RT Reviews (4½ stars)
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“Lorelei King deftly navigates the serpentine plotting in Cornwell’s twenty-second Scarpetta novel…King keeps the action humming. She carefully develops character and atmosphere while dealing with political unrest, extremists, terrorism, and murders—old and new. She brings warmth to the usually cool Scarpetta, especially those moments with her husband, FBI profiler Benton Wesley, and during her childhood reminiscences.”
— AudioFile
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“Everyone knows Scarpetta; she has the wit, intelligence, and strength that any forensic sleuth should own. This never-stop action plot is yet another gift to readers from Patricia Cornwell—a literary artist that is never going to stop writing some of the best and most memorable thrillers out there.”
— Suspense magazine
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“Bestseller Cornwell’s thrilling twenty-second novel featuring Dr. Kay
Scarpetta pits the chief medical examiner against a threat uncomfortably close
to home…Soon the hunt is on, stretching from the tonier streets of Cambridge to
the murky waters off the coast of Florida. Series fans may be pleasantly
shocked by the return of a once-vanquished nemesis.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“In her twenty-second outing, Dr. Kay Scarpetta goes after the Copperhead, a
serial sniper who kills seemingly random victims with a single deadly shot
delivered at such a distance that there’s really no crime scene, only odd bits
of copper left behind as a memento. What does Kay’s techie-brilliant niece,
Lucy, have to do with it?”
— Library Journal
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“Happy birthday, Dr. Kay Scarpetta.
But no Florida vacation for you and your husband, FBI profiler Benton
Wesley—not because President Barack Obama is visiting Cambridge but because a
deranged sniper has come to town.”
— Kirkus Reviews