Body Of Evidence by Patricia Cornwell in Paperback

A well-known author has passed away and her final book has gone missing. Beryl Madison is being stalked by someone who harasses her with threatening phone calls. Fearful for her safety, Beryl seeks refuge in Key West but eventually has to return home to Richmond. Surprisingly, Beryl lets her killer into her home on the night she comes back. Dr. Kay Scarpetta is tasked with solving the complex and peculiar case. Why would Beryl willingly let in someone who violently attacked her and left her nearly decapitated? Did she know her killer? The mystery deepens as Beryl's connection to a renowned writer and the disappearance of her own manuscript come to light. As Scarpetta follows Beryl's last steps, her investigation takes her on a terrifying journey that soon becomes personal. The groundbreaking series has been praised as one of the best in crime writing today by the Guardian and is hailed as devilishly clever by the Sunday Times. The Daily Telegraph calls Cornwell the