Now feeling some from South florida, Scarpetta returns to the city that turned its back on her 5 years ago. She travels to Richmond virginia, at the odd behest of the recently appointed chief medical examiner who claims he needs her help. When she arrives, however, she finds nothing is as she expected, her former lab seems neither as organized nor as well run as a principles, the inept current chief is driven by an agenda he will not reveal, her former assistant chief has developed personal problems he won't discuss, and a glamorous FBI agent who Merino instantly dislikes begins meddling in the case. Deprived of assistance from colleagues Benton and Lucy because they are embroiled in what at first appears to be an unrelated attack by a stalker, Scarpetta is faced with solvent the death of a 14 year old girl despite the smaller pieces of evidence, traces that only the most hunters can identify. It's up to scar Peter to follow the Twisted leads and track the strange details in order to make the dead speak and reveal the sad treat that me be more than she can bear.

ISBN: 9780399152191