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Book of the dead : #15 in Scarpetta series

Dr. Kay Scarpetta opens a private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, only to find herself and her colleagues--Pete Marino and her niece, Lucy--confronted by a horrifying series of crimes that may have an underlying link.

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  • "Shou xi nü fa yi"
  • "Libro de los muertos"
  • "Book of the dead"@it

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  • "The book of the dead is the morgue log, a ledger in which cases are entered by hand. However, Kay Scarpetta is about to acquire a new meaning."
  • "Dr. Kay Scarpetta opens a private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, only to find herself and her colleagues--Pete Marino and her niece, Lucy--confronted by a horrifying series of crimes that may have an underlying link."
  • "Dr. Kay Scarpetta opens a private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, only to find herself and her colleagues--Pete Marino and her niece, Lucy--confronted by a horrifying series of crimes that may have an underlying link."@en
  • ""The 'book of the dead' is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to have a new meaning. Fresh from her bruising battle with a psychopath in Florida, Scarpetta decides it's time for a change of pace. Moving to the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, she opens a unique private forensic pathology practice, one in which she and her colleagues offer expert crime scene investigation and autopsies to communities lacking local access to competent death investigation and modern technology. It seems like an ideal situation, until the the murders and other violent deaths begin. A young man from a prominent family jumps off a water tower. A woman is found ritualistically murdered in her multi-million-dollar beach home. The body of an abused young boy is found dumped in a desolate marsh. Scarpetta has dealt with many brutal and unusual crimes before, but never a string of them as baffling, or as terrifying, as the ones before her now. Before she is through, that book of the dead will contain many names - and the pen may be poised to write her own."--Product description."
  • "The latest in the bestselling series featuring fiction's original pathologist, Dr Kay Scarpetta."@en
  • "Kay Scarpetta is starting over with a unique private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina. And the death of a sixteen-year-old tennis star will usher in a string of murders more baffling?and terrifying?than any that have come before."@en
  • "Looking for a change in her life, Kay Scarpetta moves to Charleston, South Carolina where she opens a unique private forensic pathology practice. Before long she is investigating a number of strange murders that appear to be linked."@en
  • "The Book of the Dead is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to acquire a new meaning. Fresh from her bruising battle with a psychopath in Florida, Scarpetta decides it?s time for a change of pace. Moving to the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, she opens a unique private forensic pathology practice, one in which she and her colleagues offer expert crime scene investigation and autopsies to communities lacking local access to competent death investigation and modern technology. It seems an ideal situation, until the new battles start?with local politicians, with entrenched interests, with someone whose covert attempts at sabotage are clearly meant to run her out of town. And that?s even before the murders and other violent deaths begin. A sixteen-year-old tennis star is found nude and mutilated near Piazza Navona in Rome. The body of an abused young boy is dumped in a desolate marsh. A woman is ritualistically murdered in her multimillion-dollar beach home. Meanwhile, in New England, problems with a prominent patient start to hint at interconnections among the deaths that are as hard to imagine as they are horrible. Scarpetta has dealt with many brutal and unusual crimes before, but never a string of them as baffling, or as terrifying, as the ones facing her now. Before she is through, that book of the dead will contain many names?and the pen may be poised to write her own."@en
  • "Soon after relocating to Charleston, S.C., to launch a private forensics lab, Scarpetta is asked to consult on the murder of U.S. tennis star Drew Martin, whose mutilated body was found in Rome. Contradictory evidence leaves Scarpetta, the Italian carabinieri and Scarpetta's lover, forensic psychologist Benton Wesley, stumped. But when she discovers unsettling connections between Martin's murder, the body of an unidentified South Carolina boy and her old nemesis, the maniacal psychiatrist Dr. Marilyn Self, Scarpetta encounters a killer as deadly as any she's ever faced."@en
  • "Kay Scarpetta's new private forensic lab is not welcomed in Charleston and it doesn't help when her investigation into the death of U.S. tennis star, Drew Martin, connects to the body of an unidentified South Carolina boy."@en
  • "The 'book of the dead' is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to have a new meaning. A woman is ritualistically murdered in her multi-million-dollar beach home. The body of an abused young boy is found dumped in a desolate marsh. A sixteen-year-old tennis star is found nude and mutilated near Piazza Navona in Rome. Scarpetta has dealt with many brutal and unusual crimes before, but never a string of them as baffling, or as terrifying, as the ones before her now. Before she is through, that book of the dead will contain many names - and the pen may be poised to write her own."@en
  • "The Book of the Dead is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to acquire a new meaning. Fresh from her bruising battle with a psychopath in Florida, Scarpetta decides it?s time for a change of pace. Moving to the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, she opens a unique private forensic pathology practice, one in which she and her colleagues offer expert crime scene investigation and autopsies to communities lacking local access to competent death investigation and modern technology.It seems an ideal situation, until the new battles start?with local politicians, with entrenched interests, with someone whose covert attempts at sabotage are clearly meant to run her out of town. And that?s even before the murders and other violent deaths begin. A sixteen-year-old tennis star is found nude and mutilated near Piazza Navona in Rome. The body of an abused young boy is dumped in a desolate marsh. A woman is ritualistically murdered in her multimillion-dollar beach home. Meanwhile, in New England, problems with a prominent patient start to hint at interconnections among the deaths that are as hard to imagine as they are horrible.Scarpetta has dealt with many brutal and unusual crimes before, but never a string of them as baffling, or as terrifying, as the ones facing her now. Before she is through, that book of the dead will contain many names?and the pen may be poised to write her own."
  • "The "book of the dead" is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to have a new meaning. Fresh from her bruising battle with a psychopath in Florida, Scarpetta decides it''s time for a change of pace-not only personally and professionally, but geographically. Moving to the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, she opens a unique private forensic pathology practice. Scarpetta has dealt with many brutal and unusual crimes before, but never a string of them as baffling, or as terrifying, as the ones that face her now. Before she is through, that book of the dead will contain many names-and the pen may be poised to write her own."@en
  • "Relocating to Charleston after a particularly grueling case, Dr. Kay Scarpetta opens a private forensic pathology practice but is quickly targeted by local politics and a covert saboteur before a series of violent deaths bring her skills into high view."@en
  • "From the Publisher: Kay Scarpetta is starting over with a unique private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina. And the death of a sixteen-year-old tennis star will usher in a string of murders more baffling-and terrifying-than any that have come before."@en
  • "Relocating to Charleston after a particularly grueling case, Dr. Kay Scarpetta opens a private forensic pathology practice but is quickly targeted by local politics and a covert saboteur before a series of violent deaths brings her skills into high view."@en
  • "Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates the murder of U.S. tennis star Drew Martin, and soon discovers a connection between Martin's death, the death of an unidentified boy in South Carolina, and her old enemy psychiatrist Dr. Marilyn Self."
  • "Kay Scarpetta s'installe à Charleston, en Caroline du Sud, pour y ouvrir, avec sa nièce Lucy et Pete Marino, un cabinet de médecine légale. Elle croit commencer une vie idéale, mais entre très vite en conflit avec des politiciens locaux. On tente même de saboter son projet. Débute alors une série de morts violentes : un meurtre rituel, un enfant victime de sévices, etc."
  • "The 'book of the dead' is the morgue log in which all cases are entered. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to have a new meaning. Fresh from her battle with a psychopath in Florida, Scarpetta moves to South Carolina and opens a private forensic pathology practice. A string of brutal killings shatters her dreams of a quiet life."@en
  • "Kay Scarpetta faces a string of the most baffling and terrifying crimes of her career in the extraordinary new novel from Americas #1 bestselling crime writer. The "book of the dead" is the morgue log in which all cases are entered by hand. For Scarpetta, however, it is about to have a new meaning."@en
  • "The Book of the Dead is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to acquire a new meaning. Before she is through, that book of the dead will contain many names - and the pen may be poised to write her own."
  • "Nadat dr. Scarpetta een privépraktijk voor forensische pathologie heeft geopend, wordt ze geconfronteerd met een reeks angstaanjagende sterfgevallen."
  • "Kay Scarpetta is hersteld van een gewelddadige confrontatie met een psychopaat en besluit haar leven een nieuwe wending te geven. Ze verhuist naar South Carolina en begint een privp̌raktijk voor forensische pathologie. Samen met twee collega's verricht ze autopsies en doet ze onderzoek voor plaatselijke overheden die zelf niet beschikken over moderne forensische faciliteiten. Dan wordt Kay Scarpetta uitgenodigd naar Rome voor een speciaal onderzoek: een Amerikaanse tenniskampioen is op wrede wijze vermoord."
  • "Scarpetta se ha instalado en Charleston, donde ha establecido un moderno laboratorio forense en el que trabaja con su equipo: su sobrina Lucy Faranelli, Rose y Pete Marino. En esta ocasion, Scarpetta viaja a Italia para investigar la sadica muerte de Drew Martin, un joven y famoso tenista cuyo cuerpo mutilado ha aparecido en el venerable centro historico de Roma."
  • "Leaving behind her Charleston forensic pathology practice to accept an assignment in New York City, Kay Scarpetta learns the story of an injured psychiatric patient who claims he was attacked by a stalker who was killing someone else at the time--Novelist."
  • "Leaving behind her Charleston forensic pathology practice to accept an assignment in New York City, Kay Scarpetta learns the story of an injured psychiatric patient who claims he was attacked by a stalker who was killing someone else at the time--Novelist."@en
  • "The "book of the dead" is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to have a new meaning. Fresh from her bruising battle with a psychopath in Florida, Scarpetta decides it's time for a change of pace-not only personally and professionally, but geographically. Moving to the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, she opens a unique private forensic pathology practice, one in which she and her colleagues-including Pete Marino and her niece, Lucy-offer expert crime-scene investigation and autopsies to communities that lack local access to competent death investigation and modern technology. It seems like an ideal situation, until the new battles start-with local politicians, with entrenched interests, with someone whose covert attempts at sabotage are clearly meant to run her out of town. And that's even before the murders and other violent deaths begin."@en
  • "The Book of the Dead is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. Dr. Kay Scarpetta moves to the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, where she opens a unique private forensic pathology practice, one in which she and her colleagues offer expert crime scene investigation and autopsies to communities lacking local access to competent death investigation and modern technology. It seems an ideal situation, until the new battles start with local politicians, with entrenched interests, with someone whose covert attempts at sabotage are clearly meant to run her out of town. Before she is through, that book of the dead will contain many names and the pen may be poised to write her own."@en
  • "Kay Scarpetta is starting over with a unique private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina. And the death of a sixteen-year-old tennis star will usher in a string of murders more baffling - and terrifying - than any that have come before."@en

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  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Spanish fiction"
  • "Medical fiction, American"
  • "Medical novels"
  • "Medical novels"@en
  • "Krimis, Thriller, Spionage"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Medical fiction"
  • "American fiction"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Translations"
  • "Detective and mystery fiction"
  • "Detective novels"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@tr
  • "Large print books"@en
  • "Thrillers (novels)"
  • "Novela de misterio"
  • "Detektivní romány"
  • "Thrillery (romány)"
  • "Detective amd mystery stories"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Crime & mystery"@en

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  • "Totenbuch Band 15 - Ein Kay-Scarpetta-Roman"
  • "Book of the dead : #15 in Scarpetta series"@en
  • "Totenbuch ein Kay-Scarpetta-Roman ; gekürzte Lesung"
  • "Book of the Dead : [a Scarpetta novel]"@en
  • "Book of the dead : a Kay Scarpetta novel [15]"@en
  • "Book of the Dead"
  • "Book of the Dead"@en
  • "Book of the dead: Kay Scarpetta bk. 15"@en
  • "Book of the dead. (#15)(LP)"
  • "Ölüler kitabı"
  • "Ölüler kitabı"@tr
  • "Registre des morts"
  • "El Libro de los muertos"
  • "Totenbuch : ein Kay-Scarpetta-Roman"
  • "Registre des morts : roman"
  • "Book of the dead. Bk. 15"@en
  • "Реестр убийцы"
  • "Totenbuch ein Kay-Scarpettta-Roman"
  • "Reestr ubiitsy"
  • "Totenbuch Ein Kay-Scarpetta-Roman"
  • "Book of the dead"
  • "Book of the dead"@en
  • "Il libro dei morti"@it
  • "Il libro dei morti"
  • "BOOK OF THE DEAD"@en
  • "Dødebogen : kriminalroman"@da
  • "Totenbuch"
  • "停屍間日誌"
  • "Kniha mŕtvych"
  • "Totenbuch : ein Kay Scarpetta Roman"
  • "Kniha mrtvých"
  • "Dodenrol"
  • "El Libro De Los Muertos"
  • "Ting shi jian ri zhi"
  • "Reestr ubiĭt︠s︡y"
  • "El libro de los muertos"
  • "El libro de los muertos"@es
  • "停屍間日誌 : 女法醫史卡佩塔"
  • "Kuolleiden kirja"@fi
  • "Knjiga martvih : petnaesti slučaj doktorice kay scarpetta"
  • "Ting shi jian ri zhi : nu fa yi shi ka pei ta"
  • "Księga zmarłych"@pl
  • "Księga zmarłych"
  • "Book of the Dead #15"@en
  • "Book of the dead : a Kay Scarpetta novel"
  • "Registre Des Morts"@en
  • "停屍 間日誌"
  • "Book of the dead Book 16"@en

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