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0-399-14394-7. OCLC. 41929864. Preceded by. Unnatural Exposure. Followed by. Black Notice. Point of Origin is a crime fiction novel by Patricia Cornwell. It is the ninth book in the Dr. Kay Scarpetta series.
- Patricia Daniels Cornwell
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- 1998
- 1998
Patricia Cornwell POINT OF ORIGIN (1998) A farmhouse destroyed by fire. A body amongst the ruins. Dr Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner and consulting pathologist for the federal law enforcement agency ATF, is called out to a farmhouse in Virginia which has been destroyed by fire. In the ruins of the house she finds a body which tells a story of a violent and grisly murder.
Jul 6, 1998 · 1,984 reviews 456 followers. November 28, 2023. ‘Point of Origin’ by Patricia Cornwall, #9 in the Kay Scarpetta series, finds our heroine, genius medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, feeling nervous and angry. Because of previous events in the other mystery novels in the series, her life is teetering on the edge of emotional chaos.
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Sep 4, 2008 · Chillingly mesmeric in tone, labyrinthine in structure, Point of Origin is Patricia Cornwell at her most dazzling. Praise for the groundbreaking series: 'One of the best crime writers writing today ' Guardian ' Devilishly clever ' Sunday Times ' The top gun in this field ' Daily Telegraph ' Forget the pretenders.
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- Patricia Cornwell
About Point of Origin. The clues to a series of remorseless killings go up in smoke—and only Kay Scarpetta can find them in this #1 New York Times bestseller from Patricia Cornwell.“Sears its way into the psyche…Ablaze with Cornwell’s finest, scariest writing.”—Atlanta Journal Constitution The devastating fire tore through the horse ...
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Jul 6, 1998 · Point of Origin (A Scarpetta Novel) Hardcover – July 6, 1998. The author of the number-one New York Times best-seller, Unnatural Exposure, pits Virginia's ever-popular medical examiner Kay Scarpetta against a killer who hides his crimes with fire. 1,000,000 first printing. Doubleday, Lit Guild, & Mystery Guild Main.
- Patricia Cornwell
Book Summary. When Scarpetta learns that her old nemesis, Carrie Grethen, is involved, the investigation gets personal and tragedy strikes closer to home. From the author of Unnatural Exposure and Cause of Death comes a new Kay Scarpetta novel that pits Virginia's chief medical examiner against an audacious and wily killer who uses fire to mask ...
