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Kay Scarpetta #4-6
Kay Scarpetta thrillers 2: Rigor mortis / Modus operandi / Het Kaïnsteken
Bundeling in een stevige band van drie spannende romans met patholoog-anatoom Kay Scarpetta in de hoofdrol.
In 'Rigor mortis' onderzoekt ze de gruwelijke moord op een jongen. De werkwijze komt precies overeen met een moord waarvoor de moordenaar al is geëxecuteerd. Bij een andere moord worden de vingerafdrukken gevonden van diezelfde moordenaar. Kay heeft intussen het vermoeden, dat er iemand in haar computerbestanden heeft zitten rommelen. Haar assistente neemt plotseling ontslag en korte tijd later wordt ze vermoord.
In 'Modus operandi' wordt een elfjarig meisje dood aangetroffen in de bossen. Een bij de politie bekende seriemoordenaar zou de dader kunnen zijn, hij was alleen niet ter plekke gesignaleerd. Tegelijkertijd wordt Lucy, het nichtje van Kay, betrapt op het stelen van geheime gegevens uit het computerbestand van de politie.
In 'Het Kaïnsteken' wordt op kerstavond het levenloze lichaam van een jonge vrouw gevonden in Central Park (New York City). Kay biedt de FBI de helpende hand bij de speurtocht naar de moordenaar en naar de identiteit van de dode vrouw.
In 'Rigor mortis' onderzoekt ze de gruwelijke moord op een jongen. De werkwijze komt precies overeen met een moord waarvoor de moordenaar al is geëxecuteerd. Bij een andere moord worden de vingerafdrukken gevonden van diezelfde moordenaar. Kay heeft intussen het vermoeden, dat er iemand in haar computerbestanden heeft zitten rommelen. Haar assistente neemt plotseling ontslag en korte tijd later wordt ze vermoord.
In 'Modus operandi' wordt een elfjarig meisje dood aangetroffen in de bossen. Een bij de politie bekende seriemoordenaar zou de dader kunnen zijn, hij was alleen niet ter plekke gesignaleerd. Tegelijkertijd wordt Lucy, het nichtje van Kay, betrapt op het stelen van geheime gegevens uit het computerbestand van de politie.
In 'Het Kaïnsteken' wordt op kerstavond het levenloze lichaam van een jonge vrouw gevonden in Central Park (New York City). Kay biedt de FBI de helpende hand bij de speurtocht naar de moordenaar en naar de identiteit van de dode vrouw.
- GenresCrimeMurder Mystery
1012 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1990
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About the author
Patricia Cornwell
194 books19.7k followersPatricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, in 1990 while working as a computer analyst at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. Postmortem, was the first bona fide forensic thriller. It paved the way for an explosion of entertainment featuring in all things forensic across film, television and literature.
Postmortem would go on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventure prize – the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. To date, Cornwell’s books have sold some 100 million copies in thirty-six languages in over 120 countries. She’s authored twenty-nine New York Times bestsellers.
Patricia’s novels center primarily on medical examiner Kay Scarpetta along with her tech-savvy niece Lucy and fellow investigator Pete Marino. Celebrating 25 years, these characters have grown into an international phenomenon, winning Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development.
Fox 2000 bought the rights to Kay Scarpetta. Working with producer Liz Friedman, Marvel’s Jessica Jones and fellow Marvel EP and Twilight Saga scribe Melissa Rosenberg to develop the film and find Scarpetta a home on the big screen.
After earning her degree in English from Davidson College in 1979, she began working at the Charlotte Observer.
Cornwell received widespread attention and praise for her series of articles on prostitution and crime in downtown Charlotte. From the Charlotte Observer, Cornwell moved to a job with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia – a post she would later bestow upon the fictional Kay Scarpetta.
When not writing from her Boston home, Patricia tirelessly researches cutting-edge forensic technologies to include in her work. Her interests span outside the literary: Patricia co-founded of the Conservation Scientist Chair at the Harvard University Art Museums. She appears as a forensic consultant on CNN and serves as a member of Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital’s National Council, where she advocates for psychiatric research. She’s helped fund the ICU at Cornell’s Animal Hospital, the scientific study of a Confederate submarine, the archaeological excavation of Jamestown, and a variety of law enforcement charities. Patricia is also committed to
funding scholarships and literacy programs. Her advice to aspiring authors: “Start writing. And don’t take no for an answer.”
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Other areas of expertise & interests
Forensics | Forensic Technologies | Ballistics | Weapons | Explosives | Pathology & Autopsies | Crime | Historical and Unsolved Criminal Cases | Jack The Ripper | Helicopter Piloting | Suba Diving | Archaeological Excavation Experience |
Postmortem would go on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventure prize – the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. To date, Cornwell’s books have sold some 100 million copies in thirty-six languages in over 120 countries. She’s authored twenty-nine New York Times bestsellers.
Patricia’s novels center primarily on medical examiner Kay Scarpetta along with her tech-savvy niece Lucy and fellow investigator Pete Marino. Celebrating 25 years, these characters have grown into an international phenomenon, winning Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development.
Fox 2000 bought the rights to Kay Scarpetta. Working with producer Liz Friedman, Marvel’s Jessica Jones and fellow Marvel EP and Twilight Saga scribe Melissa Rosenberg to develop the film and find Scarpetta a home on the big screen.
After earning her degree in English from Davidson College in 1979, she began working at the Charlotte Observer.
Cornwell received widespread attention and praise for her series of articles on prostitution and crime in downtown Charlotte. From the Charlotte Observer, Cornwell moved to a job with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia – a post she would later bestow upon the fictional Kay Scarpetta.
When not writing from her Boston home, Patricia tirelessly researches cutting-edge forensic technologies to include in her work. Her interests span outside the literary: Patricia co-founded of the Conservation Scientist Chair at the Harvard University Art Museums. She appears as a forensic consultant on CNN and serves as a member of Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital’s National Council, where she advocates for psychiatric research. She’s helped fund the ICU at Cornell’s Animal Hospital, the scientific study of a Confederate submarine, the archaeological excavation of Jamestown, and a variety of law enforcement charities. Patricia is also committed to
funding scholarships and literacy programs. Her advice to aspiring authors: “Start writing. And don’t take no for an answer.”
Social and Digital Outlets
http://www.patriciacornwell.com
https://www.facebook.com/patricia.cor...
https://twitter.com/1pcornwell
https://instagram.com/1pcornwell/
Other areas of expertise & interests
Forensics | Forensic Technologies | Ballistics | Weapons | Explosives | Pathology & Autopsies | Crime | Historical and Unsolved Criminal Cases | Jack The Ripper | Helicopter Piloting | Suba Diving | Archaeological Excavation Experience |
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July 20, 2009
A diversion I started reading on a trip and ended up reading the whole trilogy.
It is only that. A scary-fun diversion.
It is only that. A scary-fun diversion.
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Love her books....I get so intensely involved sometimes I forget it's not real
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