《Port Mortuary》作者：[美]Patricia Cornwell【完结】

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Induction(书籍文案)



Cornwellreturnstoform—somewhat—aftertheploddingScarpettaFactor(2009).Toldinthefirstperson,thestoryfindsKayScarpetta,nowthechiefmedicalexaminerofthenewCambridgeForensicCenterinMassachusetts,involvedinacoupleofcases:themysterioussuddendeathofamanandthemurderofachild(whoseconfessedkillerseemstobeinnocent).Soonshebeginstosuspectthetwocasesarerelated—joinedbyapieceofhigh-techhardwarefoundinthefirstvictim’sapartment—andbeforetoolong,sherealizesshe’sfacingwhatcouldbehermostcleverfoeyet.Forthefirsttimeinawhile,CornwellseemsgenuinelyinterestedinScarpettaagain,givingthenovelthatsparkoflifethathasmadetheseriessoenjoyableforitsmanyfans.



ThebookisstillalongwayfromtheglorydaysofPostmortem(1991)andFromPotter’sField(1995),butit’sdefinitelyastepintherightdirection.Seriesfanswhohavefeltabitletdownoflatewillbepleased.



BestsellerCornwell'scompelling18thKayScarpettanovel(afterTheScarpettaFactor),herstrongestworkinyears,involvesthechiefmedicalexaminerinacasethat'sbothfar-reachinginitsnationalsecurityimplicationsanddeeplypersonal.ThestorybeginsattherealPortMortuaryatDoverAirForceBase,whereScarpettaisassistingindevelopingtechniquesforvirtualautopsies,thenshiftsbacktoherrecentlyadoptedhomeatBoston'sCambridgeForensicCenter(CFC).Ayoungman'smysteriousdeathbecomesevenstrangerafterfull-bodyscansrevealdestructionsoextensiveit'sasifabombwentoffinsidehisbody.



ScarpettaandhusbandBentonWesley-alongwithherniece,LucyFarinelli,andex-copturnedCFCinvestigatorPeteMarino-discoverlinksnotonlytoagovernmentprojectwiththeabilitytocausemasscasualtiesbutalsotoanothergrislycasecurrentlyunderinvestigation.



AsScarpetta'smilitarypastrearsitshead,theemotionaldamagetheinvestigationofthecasesisboundtowreakonCornwell'ssteadfastheroinewillleavereaderseagerforthenextinstallment.Long-timefanswillwelcomethereturnafteradecadetoafirst-personnarrationwithdirectaccesstoScarpetta'sthoughts.