Post Mortem / Postmortem (Paperback)
Language: Spanish
Published by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2025
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Paperback. La inspiracion para la serie de Prime Video Scarpetta, protagonizada por Nicole Kidman y Jamie Lee Curtis.Un thriller protagonizado por la doctora forense Kay Scarpetta.Un brutal asesino siembra el panico en Richmond, Virginia, al amparo de la noche. Tres mujeres han aparecido salvajemente asesinadas en sus propios dormitorios.El responsable de estos crimenes deja muy pocas pistas y actua siempre los sabados de madrugada. De manera que cuando la doctora Kay Scarpetta, jefa del Departamento de Medicina Legal, recibe una llamada a las dos y media de la manana, supone que algo grave ha sucedido: hay una cuarta victima.Scarpetta recurrira a los ultimos avances cientificos para desenmascarar al predador, y tendra que verselas con aquellos que quieren sabotear su trabajo y arruinar su reputacion.Post Mortem fue el primer titulo protagonizado por la doctora forense Kay Scarpetta que publico Patricia Cornwell. Por esta novela recibio multiples premios literarios y con ella comenzo una de las series de novela criminal mas exitosa de todos los tiempos.** Premio Sherlock en 1999 al mejor detective creado por un autor estadounidense.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe inspiration for the Prime Video series Scarpettastarring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis!Discover the dazzling.fascinating (Los Angeles Times) novel that launched the popular Kay Scarpetta series, from the New York Times #1 bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell.Patricia Cornwells debut novel Postmortem introduces one of crime fictions most compelling characters: gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. Cornwells gift for combining cutting-edge criminology with nerve-shattering suspense makes this book a true modern classic.Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a monster strikes, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Kay Scarpetta suspects the worst: a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer whose signature offers precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she calls on the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman. But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because its being sabotaged from withinand someone wants her dead. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Post Mortem / Postmortem (Paperback)
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- Spanish
- ISBN 10
- 8413149932
- ISBN 13
- 9788413149936
- Series
- Book 1 of 21: Doctora Kay Scarpetta
Un thriller protagonizado por la doctora forense Kay Scarpetta.
Un brutal asesino siembra el pánico en Richmond, Virginia, al amparo de la noche. Tres mujeres han aparecido salvajemente asesinadas en sus propios dormitorios.
El responsable de estos crímenes deja muy pocas pistas y actúa siempre los sábados de madrugada. De manera que cuando la doctora Kay Scarpetta, jefa del Departamento de Medicina Legal, recibe una llamada a las dos y media de la mañana, supone que algo grave ha sucedido: hay una cuarta víctima.
Scarpetta recurrirá a los últimos avances científicos para desenmascarar al predador, y tendrá que vérselas con aquellos que quieren sabotear su trabajo y arruinar su reputación.
Post Mórtem fue el primer título protagonizado por la doctora forense Kay Scarpetta que publicó Patricia Cornwell. Por esta novela recibió múltiples premios literarios y con ella comenzó una de las series de novela criminal más exitosa de todos los tiempos.
** Premio Sherlock en 1999 al mejor detective creado por un autor estadounidense.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The inspiration for the Prime Video series Scarpetta--starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis!
Discover the "dazzling...fascinating" (Los Angeles Times) novel that launched the popular Kay Scarpetta series, from the New York Times #1 bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell.
Patricia Cornwell's debut novel Postmortem introduces one of crime fiction's most compelling characters: gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. Cornwell's gift for combining cutting-edge criminology with nerve-shattering suspense makes this book a true modern classic.
Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a monster strikes, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Kay Scarpetta suspects the worst: a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer whose signature offers precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she calls on the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman. But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because it's being sabotaged from within--and someone wants her dead.
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About the Author
En 1999, la doctora forense Kay Scarpetta, protagonista de la mayoría de sus novelas, recibió el premio Sherlock al mejor detective creado por un autor estadounidense.
La obra de Cornwell ha sido traducida a más de treinta y dos idiomas.
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