Product Description A cold case turns red-hot when a death-row inmate renews his acquaintance with Dr. Kay Scarpetta in this “utterly chilling” (Entertainment Weekly) #1 New York Times bestseller.
Settling into her new life as a private forensic consultant, Kay Scarpetta agrees to investigate a cold case in Louisiana—the baffling eight-year-old murder of a woman with a history of blackouts and violent outbursts. Then she receives news that chills her to the core: Jean-Baptiste Chandonne—the vicious and unrepentant Wolfman who pursued her to her very doorstep—has asked to see her. From his cell on death row, he demands an audience with the legendary Dr. Scarpetta. With her friends and family by her side, Scarpetta tries to guess what sort of endgame this madman has in mind—how, if at all, it’s related to the Louisiana case—and then confronts the shock of her life: a blow that will force her to question the loyalty and trust of all she holds dear...
Reviews:
Tanya (Ireland) (2008/09/22): In Blow Fly, Patricia Cornwell's 12th Kay Scarpetta novel, Kay is now a private forensic consultant and is assisting in baffling murder cases in Lousiana. Jean-Baptiste Chandonne requests a visit from Scarpetta to his death row cell in return for vital information about the murders, which are being committed by his twin, Jay Talley. Kay's niece, Lucy, is also dragged into the case. Little do they know that it is all being orchestrated by an unseen mastermind. Blow Fly takes unexpected plots twists and returns characters from previous novels, some surprisingly. This novel has received mixed reviews, with the Denver Post saying, "Blow Fly is a novel of complicated relationships, near-Machiavellian maneuvers and, as usual, picture-perfect scenes in which Scarpetta's forensic expertise comes into play."
