THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE 120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER

Two mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta's career . . .

In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.

The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.

After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.

"PRAISE FOR UNNATURAL DEATH" - -

"This case is one of her most striking . . . an edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists" - DAILY MAIL

"A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of this genre" - SUN

"Cornwell really is in a league of her own" - HEAT

"In this macabre and consuming novel, Cornwell proves once again why she is a crime writer still at the top of her game" - WOMAN'S WEEKLY

"An especially good entry in the series" - BOOKLIST

"A gripping crime thriller with delightfully unexpected twists . . . Both fans of the Scarpetta novels and newcomers to the series alike will find much to enjoy" - HOT PRESS

"With plot twists you won't see coming, this is a frightening, timely thriller" - FABULOUS

"Another clever-crafted chiller from the queen of the forensic thriller" - BEST

"Thrilling" - TAKE A BREAK

"Terrifying" - CRIME MONTHLY

"A tale so terrifying you'll be afraid to go into the woods this Hallowe'en" - SUNDAY POST DUNDEE

"PRAISE FOR PATRICIA CORNWELL" - -

"One of the best crime writers writing today" - GUARDIAN

"Astonishing . . . Thirty years on, there's still no other crime writer like her " - SUNDAY TIMES

"The top gun in this field" - DAILY TELEGRAPH

"America's most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction" - THE TIMES

"Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns" - MIRROR

"A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller" - BBC

"The Agatha Christie of the DNA age" - EXPRESS

"The queen of the forensic thriller" - MAIL ON SUNDAY

"Cutting-edge" - SUN

"When it comes to forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell" - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"Slick, fast-paced and brilliant" - HEAT