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1991 novel by Patricia Cornwell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Body of Evidence is a crime fiction novel by Patricia Cornwell. It is the second book in the Dr. Kay Scarpetta series.
Author | Patricia Cornwell |
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Language | English |
Series | Kay Scarpetta |
Genre | Crime fiction |
Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons |
Publication date | 1991 |
Publication place | United States of America |
Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
Pages | 256 |
ISBN | 0-6841-9240-3 |
OCLC | 56980753 |
Preceded by | Postmortem |
Followed by | All That Remains |
Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner of Virginia, gets involved in the case of a brutal stabbing death in Richmond of romance writer Beryl Madison. Then, Madison's greedy lawyer accuses Scarpetta of losing his client's latest manuscript, an autobiographical expose of Beryl's early life as protégé of a legendary novelist. As more deaths occur and the killer closes in on her, Kay finds herself also having to deal with the unexpected reappearance of long-lost lover Mark James. Scarpetta soon finds herself living Beryl's nightmare.
Following the success of Postmortem, with which Cornwell became the first author to receive the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony and Macavity Awards and the French Prix du Roman d'Adventure in a single year,[3][4] the price of Cornwell's book deals went up quite a bit from the $7,500 or less which was paid for Postmortem. In March 1991 she signed a $385,000 deal for the paperback rights for Body of Evidence.[3]
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