{"product_id":"the-scarpetta-factor-9780425236284","title":"The Scarpetta Factor","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Patricia Cornwell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Suspense\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"insistent and gripping thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Star-Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e) from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Patricia Cornwell, forensic expert Kay Scarpetta is surrounded by familiar faces, yet travels down the unfamiliar road of fame. . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIN DEVELOPMENT AS THE ORIGINAL SERIES \u003ci\u003eSCARPETTA\u003c\/i\u003e STARRING NICOLE KIDMAN AND JAMIE LEE CURTIS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the week before Christmas. A tanking economy has prompted Dr. Kay Scarpetta--despite her busy schedule and her continuing work as the senior forensic analyst for CNN--to offer her services pro bono to New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. In no time at all, her increased visibility seems to precipitate a string of unexpected and unsettling events, culminating in an ominous package--possibly a bomb--showing up at the front desk of the apartment building where she and her husband, Benton, live. Soon the apparent threat on Scarpetta's life finds her embroiled in a surreal plot that includes a famous actor accused of an unthinkable sex crime and the disappearance of a beautiful millionaire with whom her niece, Lucy, seems to have shared a secret past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScarpetta's CNN producer wants her to launch a TV show called \u003ci\u003eThe Scarpetta Factor\u003c\/i\u003e. Given the bizarre events already in play, she fears that her growing fame will generate the illusion that she has a \"special factor,\" a mythical ability to solve all her cases. She wonders if she will end up like other TV personalities: her own stereotype.","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45354280779927,"sku":"9780425236284","price":784.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780425236284.webp?v=1767308674","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-scarpetta-factor-9780425236284","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}