Synopsis
This addition to the bestselling forensic thriller series finds Dr. Kay Scarpetta at the National Forensic Academy in Hollywood, Florida, consulting on the PREDATOR project, which uses Functional MRI scans in an effort to determine if and how the brains of serial killers differ from those less murderously inclined. But soon Dr. Scarpetta's interest in the homicidal mind becomes less than academic when a pay-phone call traced to Boston not only claims responsibility for a Florida death previously judged a suicide, but also threatens the life of Scarpetta's niece, Lucy.

Details
Publication Date:	2005-10-12
Narrated by:	Kate Reading
Series:	Kay Scarpetta
Edition Description:	Unabridged

Size
Height:	5.8 in
Width:	5.3 in
Thickness:	1.5 in
Weight:	9.6 oz

Publisher's Note
The new Dr. Kay Scarpetta novel from America's number-one bestselling crime writer. Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing with the National Forensic Academy in Florida, takes charge of a case that stretches from steamy Florida to snowbound Boston, one that at first appears as unnerving as any she has ever faced. The teasing psychological clues lead Scarpetta and her team--Pete Marino, Benton Wesley, and Lucy Farinelli--to suspect that they are hunting someone with a cunning and malevolent mind whose secrets have kept in the shadows, until now. PREDATOR is proof once again that Patricia Cornwell has few peers in her extraordinary powers to entertain and enthrall.

Industry Reviews
"I love it when Patricia Cornwall talks dirty, which she does a lot in PREDATOR."
New York Times Book Review - Marilyn Stasio (12/11/2005)