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Book Review of The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 5)

The Body Farm  (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 5)
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Kay Scarpetta,consulting forensic patholgist 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 crime,chillingly reminiscent of the handiwork of a serial killer who has cluded the unit for years. Into this volatile atmosphere comes Scarpetta's ingenous,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.