Unnatural Exposure

Patricia Cornwell

A body is discovered in a Virginia landfill. The details—expert removal of head and limbs—mirror that of cases Dr. Kay Scarpetta has been investigating in Ireland. But for Scarpetta, the game has only just begun. The killer boldly contacts her via the Internet, signing off with the ominous screen name 'deadoc.' As her investigation deepens, Scarpetta discovers that the victim in Virginia was exposed to a rare smallpox-like virus before she was killed, and that Scarpetta herself could be infected. Now she knows she is up against a killer unlike any she has pursued before—a relentless psychopath who is as brilliantly manipulative as he is deadly. And he is counting on every personal interest she has to keep her from stopping him.