Cornwell, Patricia

Unnatural Exposure

ISBN: 0399142851
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Patricia Cornwell. “Virginia’s chief medical examiner, Kay Scarpetta, is trapped in a nightmare of unsolved murders and a pernicious virus in this breathless thriller, where clues are elusive and the killer’s threats are hurled through cyberspace.” (from front flap) The acclaimed Dr. Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell (b. 1956), the award-winning & phenomenally popular American crime-fiction author, has reached 27 installments, and offered here is number 8 from 1997. Cornwell impressively released a Scarpetta novel almost every year from 1990-2016, developing a well-rounded yet flawed protagonist that goes where life leads her. The gruesome details from the murder cases and the thrilling suspense of the larger mystery has enthralled readers time and time again, tormented by the well-woven plot and Cornwell’s mesmerizing writing style. In Unnatural Exposure, the threat of a smallpox epidemic looms over the case of an international serial killer. Dismembered corpses found in Ireland and Virginia, cryptic AOL messages, and photos sent to Scarpetta are entangled and unraveled to discover a decades-old cover-up for which the scapegoat is seeking revenge. Hardcover in unclipped dust-jacket: First Edition, First Printing, as indicated by number sequence on copyright page. Signed by Patricia Cornwell on title page in black marker. Book is in Good-to-Near Fine condition with minor water-staining to the top and bottom edges of the pageblock near the spine, including minor red staining from the spine overlay, which itself shows bleeding/fading around the top of the spine and the bottom-right corner of the back cover; the moisture slightly affected the interior-top corner of the first 250 pages. Dust-jacket is in similarly Good-to-Near Fine condition with moderate staining to the interior back cover near the spine from the red spine overlay; minor moisture staining to the top-left corner of back cover, more visible from the interior side; minor bumping to the fine edges of spine; moderate rubbing, scratching to front, back covers. Near Fine / Near Fine. [Item #6168]

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