DPL - The Scarpetta Factor

With Postmortem, her first mystery featuring forensic pathologist and Virginia's Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, Patricia Cornwell changed the face of the mystery genre with a new type of investigator. Cornwell capitalized on the growing popularity of female detectives, presenting a tough professional and offering a new perspective on crime and detection, through the clues amassed in the office of the medical examiner.

The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell. Kay Scarpetta becomes embroiled in a surreal plot that includes a famous actor accused of an unthinkable sex crime and the disappearance of a beautiful millionairess with whom her niece Lucy seems to have shared a secret past.

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	The devil's bones Bass, Jefferson. Investigating a suspicious death in which the victim's remains were found in a burned car, forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton engages in an unorthodox experiment to better understand the case. Subjects Brockton, Bill (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Forensic anthropologists -- Fiction. Body, Human -- Identification -- Fiction. Crime laboratories -- Fiction. Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Carved in bone Bass, William M., 1928- Dr. Bill Brockton, director of the Body Farm (Tennessee's experimental laboratory devoted to the study of the way human corpses decompose), stumbles across a mummified female body, and his passion for the truth enmeshes him in a probe that verifies rumors of local corruption. Subjects Forensic anthropologists -- Fiction. Body, Human -- Identification -- Fiction. Crime laboratories -- Fiction. Tennessee, East -- Fiction. Caves -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Written in bone Beckett, Simon. Forensic expert Dr. David Hunter ignites a harrowing murder investigation on a windswept Scottish island, and a tale of menace, sexuality, and revenge unravels—along with the chilling message that a killer has. Subjects Forensic anthropologists -- Fiction. Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction. Scotland -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Takeover Black, Lisa. What initially appears to be a bank heist turns into something far more complex and deadly. When forensic scientist Theresa MacLean seizes the opportunity to trade places with the city's best hostage negotiator, she must decide what she is willing to sacrifice in order to save the lives of innocent people as well as her own. Subjects Women forensic scientists -- Fiction. Hostage negotiations -- Fiction. Bank robberies -- Fiction. Cleveland (Ohio) -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Dead past Connor, Beverly, 1948- As a child, Juliet Price witnessed the bloody slaying of an entire family. Then the killer chased her down, brutalized her, and left her for dead. The police were never able to find the man responsible. For years, Juliet's traumatized mind hid the events from her. Then she sees a TV show featuring the unsolved cold case, and the horrors come to her in her nightmares. She shares her fears with Diane Fallon, who realizes that Juliet's shattered visions recall not one, but two inter-twined crimes-crimes that Diane intends to uncover. Subjects Fallon, Diane (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Women forensic anthropologists -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Skeleton dance : a novel Elkins, Aaron J. Mild-Mannered forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver knows bones. That's why the Chief Inspector of a small French village calls upon him when a local dog emerges from a nearby cave carrying parts of a not-all-that-long-ago-interred human skeleton. Subjects Oliver, Gideon (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Anthropologists -- Fiction. France -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	The keepsake : a novel Gerritsen, Tess. When a perfectly preserved "mummy" is discovered in the dusty basement of Boston's Crispin Museum and an archaeologist turns up missing, medical examiner Maura Isles and Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli have precious little time to derail the Archaeology Killer before he adds another chilling piece to his monstrous collection. Subjects Rizzoli, Jane, Detective (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Policewomen -- Fiction. Women -- Crimes against -- Fiction. Medical examiners (Law) -- Fiction. Women forensic scientists -- Fiction. Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	One drop of blood Holland, Thomas D. Kel McKelvey, director of the Defense Dept. Cen-tral Identification Laboratory in Hawaii (CILHI), is dispatched to Arkansas to assist Michael Levine, a disgraced FBI agent, in a case involving unsolved 1960s civil rights murders and the death in Vietnam of a local hero. Subjects Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Missing in action -- Identification -- Fiction. Forensic anthropologists -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Quicksand Johansen, Iris. Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is still obsessed with finding her daughter, Bonnie. No stranger to looking for clues where there seem to be none, Eve enlists the unique skills of the mysterious Dr. Megan Blair to help bring Bonnie's elusive killer to justice. The tension and danger escalates as Eve and Joe Quinn go on a hunt that can either bring them the revenge and closure that Eve has long sought or the destruction of everything she holds dear. Subjects Duncan, Eve (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Facial reconstruction (Anthropology) -- Fiction. Women sculptors -- Fiction. Clairvoyants -- Fiction. Kidnapping -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Devil bones : a novel Reichs, Kathy. A call to examine a skull found in a hidden floor space plunges forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan into a case that may involve ritual murder. Subjects Brennan, Temperance (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Women forensic anthropologists -- Fiction. Charlotte (N.C.) -- Fiction. Satanism -- Fiction. Voodooism -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

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