Book Of The Dead by Patricia Cornwell in paperback

For Kay Scarpetta, the 'Book of the Dead' has taken on a new significance. After facing a dangerous killer in Florida, Scarpetta decides it's time for a change of scenery. She moves to the charming city of Charleston, South Carolina and opens a private forensic pathology practice, providing expert crime scene investigation and autopsies in a community lacking local resources. However, her peaceful start is interrupted by a series of brutal murders, including a ritualistic killing in a lavish beach home, a young boy's body in a desolate marsh, and a teenage tennis star found nude and mutilated in Rome. Scarpetta must use all of her expertise to solve these puzzling and terrifying crimes, as her own name is at risk of being added to the 'Book of the Dead'.