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Unnatural death [text (large print)] / by Cornwell, Patricia Daniels,author.;
"Chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement. The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint. After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this savage, and why."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Scarpetta, Kay (Fictitious character); Forensic pathologists; Medical examiners (Law); Murder; Women physicians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pure life : (or, Rip blue ride x lucky smash zero naked grace set go) / by Marten, Eugene,author.;
After experiencing holes in his mind and memory from a career of punishment on the field become too large and frightening to ignore, retired pro-football star Nineteen travels to the Mosquito Coast of Honduras in search a miracle brain damage treatment forbidden in the U.S. Instead, he finds himself on a journey that plunges him into a darkness more violent and horrific than he could have possibly imagined--at once a fight for his life and to hold onto the shards and fragments of the life hes fighting for.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Sports fiction.; Novels.; Brain damage; Ex-football players; Football injuries; Medical tourism; Memory; Voyages and travels;
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After that night [text (large print)] / by Slaughter, Karin,1971-author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE SILENT WIFE, ISBN 9780062999160. In this electrifying 11th installment of the 'Will Trent' series, Sara Linton battles to save a broken young woman who's been brutally attacked. But as the investigation progresses, led by GBI Special Agent Will Trent, it becomes clear that Dani Cooper's assault is uncannily linked to Sara's assault 15 years ago.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Linton, Sara (Fictitious character); Trent, Will (Fictitious character); Georgia. Bureau of Investigation; Government investigators; Medical examiners (Law); Murder; Women;
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The last high : a thriller / by Kalla, Daniel,author.;
"One night, Dr. Julie Rees is stunned when the emergency room she works at is flooded with teenagers suffering from life-threathening drug overdoses. The patients were all at the same party, and Julie soon recognizes that these aren't typical cases. So does Detective Anson Chen, assigned to investigate what happened. Julie, who is also a toxicologist, suspects the teens took-- or were given-- fentanyl or a fentanyl derivative. But why did they succumb so quickly? Julie and Anson begin to try to track down whoever supplied the drugs. But when other people with the same disturbing overdose symptoms begin showing up in the ER-- and the morgue-- Julie starts to realize that something extremely disturbing is happening on the streets of Vancouver."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Medical fiction.; Physicians; Toxicologists; Drugs; Drug traffic; Police; Murder;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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When I'm dead / by Morrissey, Hannah,author.;
"On a bone-chilling October night, medical examiner Rowan Winthorp investigates the death of her daughter's best friend. Hours later, the tragedy hits even closer to home when she makes a devastating discovery--her daughter, Chloe, is gone. But not without a trace. A morbid mosaic of clues forces Rowan and her husband to question how deeply they really knew their daughter. As they work closely to peel back the layers of this case, they begin to unearth disturbing details about Chloe and her secret transgressions"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Medical examiners (Law); Missing persons; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Identity unknown / by Cornwell, Patricia Daniels,author.;
"Summoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once loved. While teaching in Rome during the early days of her career, Scarpetta had an intense love affair with Sal Giordano that led to a lifelong friendship. The murder scene is bizarre, with a crop circle of petals around the body, and Giordano's skin is strangely red. Scarpetta's niece Lucy believes he was dropped from an unidentified flying craft. Scarpetta knows an autopsy can reveal the dead's secrets, but she is shocked to find her friend seems to have deliberately left her a clue. As the investigators are torn between suspicions of otherworldly forces, and of Giordano himself, Scarpetta detects an explanation closer to home that, in her mind, is far more evil"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Scarpetta, Kay (Fictitious character); Forensic pathologists; Friendship; Good and evil; Man-woman relationships; Medical examiners (Law); Murder; Secrecy; Unidentified flying objects; Women physicians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Livid / by Cornwell, Patricia Daniels,author.;
Chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests. Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has just inherited one of the most notorious cases of her career. Two years ago, a former beauty queen's body washed up on the shore of Wallops Island, Virginia. She was last seen on a boat with her fiancé, who has since been held in jail while awaiting trial. Scarpetta must act as the expert witness for the case-an investigation previously botched by another forensic pathologist. After a grueling cross-examination by the prosecutor, Scarpetta leaves the court only to discover that the sister of the judge on her case has been found dead. Scarpetta ultimately finds herself facing a powerful, invisible enemy who's planning the unthinkable.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Scarpetta, Kay (Fictitious character); Forensic pathologists; Medical examiners (Law); Murder; Trials (Murder); Women physicians;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Manner of death : a novel / by Cook, Robin,1940-author.;
"Due to Jack Stapleton's ongoing recovery from his near-death confrontation with a serial killer, his wife Laurie Montgomery, the NYC chief medical examiner, is carrying the load both at work and at home. When she insists an underperforming pathology resident named Ryan Sullivan assist her on a suicide autopsy, Laurie unknowingly provokes an emotional storm in the trainee. So, when Ryan himself appears on the medical examiner's table days later, an apparent death by suicide, Laurie's guilt compels her to try to understand why. Jack's autopsy on the resident opens the disturbing possibility that the manner of death wasn't suicide but instead a staged homicide. But staged by whom? Laurie ignores her own professional rules and responsibilities to investigate personally who might want Ryan dead ... and for what reason. Thus begins a dangerous inquiry into a fraudulent but highly lucrative cancer diagnostics company, which might just cost Laurie her life"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Medical fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Pathologists; Serial murderers; Suicide;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Identity unknown [text (large print)] / by Cornwell, Patricia Daniels,author.;
"Summoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once loved. While teaching in Rome during the early days of her career, Scarpetta had an intense love affair with Sal Giordano that led to a lifelong friendship. The murder scene is bizarre, with a crop circle of petals around the body, and Giordano's skin is strangely red. Scarpetta's niece Lucy believes he was dropped from an unidentified flying craft. Scarpetta knows an autopsy can reveal the dead's secrets, but she is shocked to find her friend seems to have deliberately left her a clue. As the investigators are torn between suspicions of otherworldly forces, and of Giordano himself, Scarpetta detects an explanation closer to home that, in her mind, is far more evil"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Scarpetta, Kay (Fictitious character); Forensic pathologists; Friendship; Good and evil; Man-woman relationships; Medical examiners (Law); Murder; Secrecy; Unidentified flying objects; Women physicians;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Ward D / by McFadden, Freida,author.;
"Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital's inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out. And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger. Amy's worst nightmare was spending the night on Ward D. And now she might never escape"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Hospital wards; Missing persons; Psychiatric hospital care; Women medical students;
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