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Book Review of Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 1)

Postmortem  (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 1)
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Under the leafy cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a human monster moves undetected, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta senses the wors: a deliberate campaign by a brillian 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 at unmasking the maniac. But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because it's being sabotaged from within-and someone wants her dead.