Trace (Kay Scarpetta Series #13)

The heart-stopping new Dr. Kay Scarpetta thriller from America's #1-bestselling crime writer.

The New York Times - Marilyn Stasio

… the author maintains firm control over the various unruly elements of her story, allowing Scarpetta's faithful sidekicks to make reasonable contributions to the investigation but leaving it to her brainy heroine to analyze the scientific evidence and pull the whole thing together. Although Cornwell's over-the-top series will probably never return to its realistic beginnings, it's a relief to find Scarpetta back in the lab where she belongs, up to her elbows in guts and gore.

Readers of Patricia Cornwell's crime novels need a strong stomach, both for the gruesome details and the suspenseful turns of her plots. With medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, Cornwell created a cool and compelling heroine who repeatedly draws readers back for more.