Unnatural Exposure, Patricia Cornwell
Unnatural Exposure, Patricia Cornwell
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Unnatural Exposure

Author: Patricia Cornwell

Narrator: C.J. Critt

Unabridged: 11 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/04/2004

Synopsis

Filled with tension and continual surprises, Unnatural Exposure is a thrilling chapter in Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta's life--and a triumph for #1 New York Times best-selling author Patricia Cornwell. The body of an elderly woman is found dismembered in a Virginia landfill. Scarpetta initially believes the clues mirror that of a serial killer she's tracked before, but upon further investigation, she discovers puzzling pox-like erruptions on the woman's body that, perhaps, point in another direction. When the killer contacts her via e-mail, Scarpetta enlists the aid of her computer-savvy niece, Lucy, to help track this monster through cyberspace. Learning that the Virginia victim was exposed to a high-tech virus that might unleash an epidemic, Scarpetta realizes she's dealing with a sophisticated mind. Her investigation leads her from the government's biological defense facility in Utah, to Atlanta's Center for Disease Control--and eventually to quarrantine, when it is discovered that Scarpetta has been exposed to this fatal virus. Along the way, she's forced to deal with the unscrupulous ambitions of a slick FBI agent, Lucy's problems, and her own turbulent feelings for Agent Wesley Benton.

About Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell is a Miami born, contemporary crime novelist. Her books usually feature the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, who is a medical examiner. After a way sad childhood, Cornwall graduated from Davidson College with a degree in English. She wrote a biography of a family friend entitled, “A Time for Remembering”, then renamed “Ruth, A Portrait: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham” in 1983. After working in a Virginia medical examiners for six years, she wrote the first installment of her “Scarpetta” series entitled “Postmortem”. Her six year job was valuable in including a lot of forensic science details in her “Scarpetta” series. Her novels are considered to have influenced the creation of the TV series on forensics such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Cold Case. In the same vein Cornwell made a brief appearance on the Criminal Minds episode “True Genius”, as herself.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on April 29, 2023

Book Review Unnatural Exposure, the 8th book in the "Kay Scarpetta" thriller series, published in 1997, by Patricia Cornwell, get 3 of 5 stars. By this time, fans of the series know Kay Scarpetta really well, and you either love her or get annoyed by her but love the mysteries. I generall......more

Goodreads review by Scott on July 05, 2024

In Patricia Cornwell's eighth novel to feature Kay Scarpetta, "Unnatural Exposure", Virginia's chief medical examiner confronts a more terrifiying foe than the serial killers she has fought in previous books. There's still a serial killer in this, but the real threat comes from the killer's weapon of......more

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on December 03, 2019

Patricia Cornwell portrays the relatable quirks of professional and personal life. The focus of Kay Scarpetta’s morgue staff is mercifully not on that job but on what a day is like for them as people. In this series, it is fun to know the early internet well. I had PCs before most people and smile a......more

Goodreads review by Karla on February 13, 2024

Re read via audiobook Story 4 stars** Audio 3.5 stars** Narrator C.J. Critt......more

Goodreads review by Baba on June 01, 2021

After the last Scarpetta book, which I one starred, I was worried about this, the eighth in the series. Five headless and limbless bodies turn up in Ireland... and four similar corpses turn up in Virginia! During the investigation of this likely serial killer Scarpetta has to cope with an unscrupulo......more

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