The Scarpetta Factor: Book Guide, Author and Facts
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It is the week before Christmas. A tanking economy has prompted Dr. Kay Scarpetta – despite her busy schedule and her continuing work as the senior forensic analyst for CNN – to offer her services pro bono to New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. In no time at all, her increased visibility seems to precipitate a string of unexpected and unsettling events. She is asked live on the air about the sensational case of Hannah Starr, who has vanished and is presumed dead. Moments later during the same telecast she receives a startling call-in from a former psychiatrist patient of Benton Wesley's. When she returns after the show to the apartment where she and Benton live, she finds an ominous package – possibly a bomb – waiting for her at the front desk. Soon the apparent threat on Scarpetta's life finds her embroiled in a surreal plot that includes a famous actor accused of an u
Quick facts about The Scarpetta Factor
- Title: The Scarpetta Factor
- Author: Patricia Cornwell
- First published: 2008
- Genre: fiction, women physicians, forensic pathologists
- OpenLibrary ID: OL134363W
Where to read The Scarpetta Factor
The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is The Scarpetta Factor about?
It is the week before Christmas.
Who wrote The Scarpetta Factor?
The Scarpetta Factor was written by Patricia Cornwell.
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The Scarpetta Factor was first published in 2008.
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