The inspiration for the hit Amazon Prime Video series Scarpetta—starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis! In this electrifying forensic thriller from #1 New York Times bestseller Patricia Cornwell, Dr. Kay Scarpetta faces a mind-bending puzzle with the highest of stakes.A reclusive author, Beryl Madison finds no safe haven from months of menacing phone calls—or the tormented feeling that her every move is being watched. When the writer is found slain in her own home, Kay Scarpetta pieces together the intricate forensic evidence—while unwittingly edging closer to a killer waiting in the shadows.