Overview
Con Punto de partida, Patricia Cornwell vuelve a los orígenes de la carrera de la doctora Scarpetta con un relato que sondea el lado más oscuro del alma humana.
En Richmond, la doctora forense Kay Scarpetta participa en la investigación de una serie de incendios provocados que presentan un denominador común: en los cuerpos calcinados de las víctimas se encuentran siempre restos de magnesio.
“Sears its way into the psyche…Ablaze with Cornwell’s finest, scariest writing.”—Atlanta Journal Constitution
The devastating fire tore through the horse farm, destroying everything it touched. Picking through the wreckage, Dr. Kay Scarpetta uncovers human remains—the work of an audacious and wily killer who uses fire to mask his brutal murders. And when Scarpetta learns that her old nemesis, Carrie Grethen, has escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is somehow involved, the investigation becomes personal. Tragedy strikes close to home. And Scarpetta must match Grethen’s every move with one of her own to douse the inferno of evil that threatens everyone around her...
En Richmond, la doctora forense Kay Scarpetta participa en la investigación de una serie de incendios provocados que presentan un denominador común: en los cuerpos calcinados de las víctimas se encuentran siempre restos de magnesio.
El caso no pasaría de ser uno más en la larga lista de crímenes con los que Scarpetta ha tenido que enfrentarse, si no fuera porque estas últimas indagaciones la están conduciendo a una inquietante evidencia:los sucesos muestran características que vinculan su pasado con el de Carrie Grethen -la psicópata que había mantenido una relación con su sobrina Lucy- y con un asesino en serie que nunca llegó a ser capturado.
Y lo que es peor, Carrie Grethen, en paradero desconocido desde que logró escapar de un centro psiquiátrico de Nueva York, acaba de poner en marcha un juego maquiavélico cuyo objetivo es saldar una deuda de juego pendiente con sus contrincantes, Kay y Lucy, a quienes responsabiliza de su actual condición.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The clues to a series of remorseless killings go up in smoke—and only Kay Scarpetta can find them in this #1 New York Times bestseller from Patricia Cornwell.“Sears its way into the psyche…Ablaze with Cornwell’s finest, scariest writing.”—Atlanta Journal Constitution
The devastating fire tore through the horse farm, destroying everything it touched. Picking through the wreckage, Dr. Kay Scarpetta uncovers human remains—the work of an audacious and wily killer who uses fire to mask his brutal murders. And when Scarpetta learns that her old nemesis, Carrie Grethen, has escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is somehow involved, the investigation becomes personal. Tragedy strikes close to home. And Scarpetta must match Grethen’s every move with one of her own to douse the inferno of evil that threatens everyone around her...
This book title, Punto de partida / Point of Origin, ISBN: 9788490706237, by Patricia Cornwell, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (November 20, 2018) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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