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Book Review of Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 1)

Postmortem  (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 1)
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As with all of the Scarpetta series...this is a great read!This is the first book in which we meet "Dr. Kay scarpetta". From the back cover** Under the leafy cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a human monster moves undetected, leaving a gruesome trail fo stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Medical examiner Kay scarpetta senses the worst:a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer-a "Mr. Nobody"-whose signatures offer precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she must call on the latest advances in forensic research to have a chance of unmasking the maniac. But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because it's being sabotaged from within-and someone wants her dead.