The breathtaking new Kay Scarpetta thriller from the global bestseller. Two mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta's career. 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.

'A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of the genre' - Sun

'A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerizing finest' - Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End

'An edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists' - Daily Mail

'Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best' - M. J. Arlidge, author of Eye for an Eye

'Cornwell really is in a league of her own' - Book of the Week, Heat

'Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction' - Andrea Mara, author of No One Saw a Thing

'Cornwell proves once again why she is a crime writer still at the top of her game' - Woman's Weekly.