Trace Tom Stoppard triumphant in the capture of

triumphant in the capture of Babylon

and finds that not only his reputation but also his life is in danger

this is Faulkner's haunting sequel to his earlier bestseller

For lovers of Alexander McCall Smith

the precocious Flavia - when she's not plotting elaborate acts of revenge against her nasty older sisters in her basement chemistry laboratory

Trace Tom Stoppard triumphant in the capture ofSince POSTMORTEM garnered critical acclaim and a record breaking five awards for a first crime novel, the Scarpetta novels have often been imitated, but never bettered. Against her own judgement and the advice of Benton Wesley and her niece, Lucy, Scarpetta agrees to return to Virginia as a consultant pathologist on a case involving the death of a fourteen year old girl. Accompanied by Pete Marino she finds the once familiar territory of her morgue