Port Mortuary
About this book
Kay Scarpetta has been training at the Dover Port Mortuary, mastering the art of 'virtual autopsy' - a groundbreaking procedure that could soon revolutionise forensic science. And it is not too long before these new skills urgently need to be put into practice. A young man drops dead, apparently from a heart condition, eerily close to Scarpetta's home. But when his body is examined the next morning, there are stunning indications that he may have been alive when he was zipped inside a pouch and locked inside the cooler. When the revolutionary 3D radiology scans reveal more shocking details about internal injuries unlike any Scarpetta has ever seen, Scarpetta realizes that this is a case of murder - and that she is fighting a cunning and uniquely cruel enemy. Now it is a race against time to discover who and why before more people die. But that time is running out ...
Reader Profile
3.5/5 · 1214 readers · 509 pages · ≈ 9 h 26 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Port Mortuary?
About ≈ 9 h 26 m — 509 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Port Mortuary?
509 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Port Mortuary?
It sits on the Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Is Port Mortuary in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Port Mortuary?
The main characters include Kay Scarpetta (Fictitious character).
Where does Port Mortuary take place?
It is set in Cambridge (Mass.), United States, Cambridge.
Who wrote Port Mortuary?
Patricia Cornwell (1956–0).