Description
Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell is a forensic crime thriller and the twelfth instalment in the internationally acclaimed Kay Scarpetta series. The story follows Dr Kay Scarpetta after she leaves her position as Virginia’s Chief Medical Examiner under a cloud of professional and personal turmoil. Seeking a fresh start in Florida, she attempts to rebuild her career as a private forensic consultant, but quickly finds that distance from her past offers little protection.
Scarpetta is drawn into a disturbing new investigation in Louisiana involving the unexplained death of a woman with a history of blackouts and violent episodes. As she works through the forensic evidence, she is confronted with growing complexity when a dangerous figure from her past, the notorious “Wolfman”, demands to speak with her from death row. What follows is a tightly woven narrative of interconnected cases, where scientific investigation, psychological manipulation and buried secrets begin to converge.
Dark, intricate and driven by forensic detail, this novel is best suited to readers who enjoy intelligent crime fiction with strong procedural depth and long-running character development.
