Flesh and Blood – Patricia Cornwell
It is the day before Kay Scarpetta’s birthday, and she is about to leave on a trip with her husband, FBI profiler Benton Wesley, when she notices seven pennies on a wall outside her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They are all heads up and shiny, and they all bear the same date. Moments later, she gets a call: a man has been shot dead nearby by a sniper.
Flesh and Blood, the twenty-second novel in Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling Kay Scarpetta series, follows the renowned forensic pathologist as she investigates a series of mysterious sniper killings that span several states. The shootings appear to be the work of a highly skilled killer who leaves almost no trace, and the victims seem to have no connection to one another.
As Scarpetta and her team, including her niece Lucy, investigator Pete Marino and Benton, follow the evidence, the investigation leads her into dangerous waters, including an underwater search off the coast of Florida, and toward a disturbing conclusion. The clues suggest that the killer may have a personal connection to Scarpetta herself, and that someone close to her could be implicated.
Cornwell combines detailed forensic science, tense suspense and complex characters, with the personal relationships of the series adding emotional depth to the mystery.
Gripping and suspenseful, Flesh and Blood is a must-read for fans of Kay Scarpetta and forensic crime thrillers. It can be read on its own, though fans of the series will appreciate the returning characters. It contains violence and graphic forensic details, and is intended for adult readers.
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