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The Last Precinct

Patricia Cornwell

Part of the Kay Scarpetta series

  • 463 pages · about 8 hours
  • First published 2000
  • 58 editions
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1 About this book

A case for Dr Kay Scarpetta and Detective Pete Marino to crack - and a threat to Scarpetta which could change the course of her career.

Good for readers who want: a mystery and a long read.

  • Women detectives
  • Mystery
  • Mystery & detective, women sleuths
  • Serial murderers
  • Women physicians
  • Women pathologists
  • Virginia
  • Inspectrices de police

2 About Patricia Cornwell

Born 1956

Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels; June 9, 1956) is an American crime writer. She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sensational murders in Richmond, Virginia, where most of the stories are set. The plots are notable for their emphasis on forensic science, which has influenced later TV treatments of police work.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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