Books like Black notice by Patricia Cornwell
A cargo ship docked at Richmond’s Deep Water Terminal carries a locked, sealed container containing a decomposed stowaway. Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta’s autopsy finds no cause of death or identity, but a personal effect and an odd tattoo lead her on a trans‑Atlantic hunt. Interpol in Lyon issues crucial instructions to obtain forbidden evidence from the Paris morgue, after which Scarpetta must return to Virginia to carry out a dangerous mission that could jeopardize her career.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Patricia Cornwell
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