Sharp force / Patricia Cornwell.
"NO ONE IS SAFE FROM THE SERIAL KILLER NOT EVEN SCARPETTA... During the early hours of Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta receives a chilling call. The Phantom Slasher has struck again. The serial killer has terrorized Northern Virginia for months. His pattern is to stalk with a sophisticated technology that enables him to invade his victims' homes and watch their every move. They wake up to a ghost-like hologram before being murdered in their beds. Scarpetta is summoned to Mercy Island, the site of a notorious psychiatric hospital where two people have been brutalized, one of them from Scarpetta's past. It soon becomes apparent that she could be next..." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538773963
- ISBN: 1538773961
- Physical Description: 385 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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- Scarpetta, Kay (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Medical examiners (Law) > Fiction.
Women physicians > Fiction.
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Serial murder investigation > Fiction.
Psychiatric hospitals > Fiction.
Women pathologists > Fiction.
Virginia > Fiction. - Genre:
- Suspense fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
Forensic fiction.
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Available copies
- 109 of 164 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 5 current holds with 164 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Library | FIC COR KS29 (Text) | 30229101307535 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F CORNWELL (Text) | 39493110181494 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Main Library | F Cornwell (Text) | 34269001474452 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/24/2026 |
| Andrews Public Library | F COR (Text) | 80605000626324 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 06/23/2026 |
| Anson County Bookmobile | FIC Cornwell (Text) | 18198050033234 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F COR (Text) | 50503011277417 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | FIC COR (Text) | 31111003118252 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | Fic (Text) | 38344101806717 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | F COR (Text) | 39488201031327 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F CORNW (Text) | 34208900267351 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"NO ONE IS SAFE FROM THE SERIAL KILLER NOT EVEN SCARPETTA... During the early hours of Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta receives a chilling call. The Phantom Slasher has struck again. The serial killer has terrorized Northern Virginia for months. His pattern is to stalk with a sophisticated technology that enables him to invade his victims' homes and watch their every move. They wake up to a ghost-like hologram before being murdered in their beds. Scarpetta is summoned to Mercy Island, the site of a notorious psychiatric hospital where two people have been brutalized, one of them from Scarpetta's past. It soon becomes apparent that she could be next..." -- Provided by publisher.
