Rapid and Fatal

<P><B>THE PERFECT MURDER LOOKS LIKE AN ACCIDENT.</B></P><P>To stop a diabolical series of mysterious murders, Dr Kay Scarpetta must hunt a killer who leaves no trace, in the newest thriller from international #1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.</P><P>A billionaire husband and wife, founders of an elite security firm, are found dead in their Virginia mansion. Their deaths appear to be a tragic case of anaphylaxis, and with no signs of forced entry, violence or foul play, the explanation seems clear: a terrible accident.</P><P>But Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta knows better.</P><P>When she uncovers a link between the couple and another body in her morgue, her worst fears are confirmed: these deaths were anything but accidental. As Scarpetta follows the forensic evidence, she is drawn into a world of wealth, power, corruption and murder.</P><P>Only a highly sophisticated killer could make murder look natural - and only Scarpetta can stop the monster before he strikes again.</P><P><B>For fans of gripping crime fiction, forensic thrillers and bestselling murder mysteries, this explosive new Kay Scarpetta novel delivers Patricia Cornwell at her most chilling and compelling.</B></P>