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![The Body Farm: Scarpetta 5 (Kay Scarpetta) by [Patricia Cornwell]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51yeJrVk0aL._SY346_.jpg)
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Little Emily Steiner left a church meeting late one afternoon and strolled toward home along a lakeside path; a week later, her nude body was discovered, bound in blaze-orange duct tape. Called by the North Carolina authorities, forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta recognizes similarities to the gruesome work of a serial killer who has long eluded the FBI But as she tries to make sense of the evidence, she is left with questions that lead her to the Body Farm, a little known research facility in Tennessee where, with the help of some grisly experiments, she might discover the answer.
It is Scarpetta alone who can interpret the forensic hieroglyphics that eventually reveal a solution to the case as staggering as it is horrifying. But she must also endeavor to help her niece, Lucy, who is embroiled in controversy at Quantico. And Scarpetta, too, is vulnerable, as she opens herself to the first physical and emotional bond she has felt in far too long a time. Tenacious and brilliant, tender and gentle, this is Scarpetta even more realized and poignant than we’ve seen her before—in a stunning achievement from a bestselling author at the peak of her powers.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherScribner
- Publication dateNovember 30, 2010
- File size675 KB
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"All the pacing and suspense Cornwell fans have come to expect."— People
"Reminiscent of The Silence of the Lambs. Her writing is masterful."— Booklist
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"All the pacing and suspense Cornwell fans have come to expect."— People
"Reminiscent of The Silence of the Lambs. Her writing is masterful."— Booklist
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- ASIN : B0045UADFI
- Publisher : Scribner (November 30, 2010)
- Publication date : November 30, 2010
- Language : English
- File size : 675 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 401 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #35,955 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #48 in Medical Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #65 in Medical Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #68 in Medical Thrillers (Books)
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About the author

In 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventure prize—the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. Growing into an international phenomenon, the Scarpetta series won Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development.
Today, Cornwell’s novels and iconic characters are known around the world. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written the definitive nonfiction account of Jack the Ripper’s identity, cookbooks, a children’s book, a biography of Ruth Graham, and two other fictional series based on the characters Win Garano and Andy Brazil. While writing Quantum, Cornwell spent two years researching space, technology, and robotics at Captain Calli Chase’s home base, NASA’s Langley Research Center, and studied cutting-edge law enforcement and security techniques with the Secret Service, the US Air Force, NASA Protective Services, Scotland Yard, and Interpol.
Cornwell was born in Miami. She grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston and Los Angeles.
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Thank You for another good read!
Each book is it’s own story but continues certain storylines throughout the series.
I’m enjoying each book more and more!
Looking forward to the next book in this series.
Very compelling plot line and enjoyable characters. Looking forward to reading the next one in the series.
EVERY TEACHER & ADMINISTRATOR in PUBLIC EDUCATION should be required to read this novel. Kay Scarpetta is such a multi-faceted character, and she struggles with many heavy burdens, including those of every patient that she must deal with as a Doctor of Forensic Pathology. If you are guilty of murdering one of her patients, or of attempting harm to Lucy, you had better head for the hills!
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Tick tock… The Boogie man, the Body Farm, the CIA, the just, the brave, the altruistic, the hedonistic, the sordid agent, the furtive lovers. Time is fleeing, some are falling, others failing, others dying, some stumbling, others thriving.
A sting of initial suspicion skilfully injects the reader with an almost intolerable tension. Friendship is tested to the limit. I read this book twice every couple of years since it was published. The first paragraph is my interpretation of one of Dr Scarpetta’s discussions.

I liked the part about her niece finding herself as she grows up, finding herself in a gay relationship. I'm not too sure about all the Quantico stuff where theres so much security that it surely would be impossible to bypass all the security, but hey, I'm only the reader.
The actual crimes were a good read, of which I'll say nothing coz it'll spoil it for anyone bothering to read this review.
I feel sad for Marino. It's time he got himself a decent woman. He can't live off his desires for Kay any longer.
The Kay/Wesley romance thing is very intriguing.


Dr Kay Scarpetta seems so normal whilst being very clever and extremely brave, so always routing for her to find the answers keeing her awake at night.
Not too gruesome, and intellgent story telling!
This is why I love to read. Going to buy books 5 & 6 right now.
