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Unnatural exposure / Patricia Cornwell.

by Cornwell, Patricia Daniels.

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G.P. Putnam's, 1997.

Medical examiners (Law) -- Fiction.

Serial murderers -- Fiction.

Women forensic pathologists -- Fiction.

Cornwell, Patricia Daniels. Kay Scarpetta mysteries ; [8].

9780425163405 (Berkley pbk.)

When the body of an elderly woman is found dismembered in a Virginia landfill, forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta initially believes that the clues mirror that of a serial killer she's encountered before. But upon further investigation she discovers puzzling pox-like eruptions on the woman's body that, perhaps, point in another direction. The killer then contacts Scarpetta via e-mail, and she enlists the aid of her computer-savvy niece, Lucy, to help track this monster through cyberspace. When Scarpetta learns that the Virginia victim was exposed to a high-tech virus that might unleash an epidemic, she begins to realize that she's dealing with a sophisticated and devious mind. Her investigation leads her to the government's biological defense facility in Utah and to Atlanta's Center for Disease Control--and eventually to quarantine, when it's discovered that Scarpetta has been exposed to this often fatal virus. Along the way, she's forced to deal with the unscrupulous ambitions of a slick FBI agent, Lucy's problems, and her own turbulent feelings for Agent Wesley Benton.

Mystery fiction.

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