Karin Dufner Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

"#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers the twenty-fourth thriller in her high-stakes series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta"--

Vlak bij het huis van Kay Scarpetta wordt een leraar doodgeschoten. Scarpetta gaat meteen naar de plaats delict. Het blijkt om een precisieschot van veraf te gaan. Niemand heeft iets gezien of gehoord... Aldus begint de jacht op een seriemoordenaar. Het enige wat hij achterlaat zijn stukjes koper; zijn slachtoffers lijken niets met elkaar gemeen te hebben. Later krijgt Kay Scarpetta schokkende aanwijzingen dat haar nichtje Lucy, een computergenie, iets met de moorden te maken heeft. Scherp is de 22e thriller met Kay Scarpetta.

Patholoog-anatoom Kay Scarpetta krijgt een videobericht over een verdwenen paleontologe. Ook moet ze getuigen in een zaak tegen een man die zijn vrouw zou hebben doen verdwijnen. En dan is er nog een lijk dat in de haven wordt opgevist.

Patholoog-anatoom Kay Scarpetta is op weg naar de beruchte vrouwengevangenis in de Amerikaanse staat Georgia. Ze gaat daar een gedetineerde opzoeken die informatie zegt te hebben over de dood van Jack Fielding, Scarpetta’s collega die een halfjaar geleden vermoord is. Tijdens haar speurtocht stuit ze op een bizarre samenhang tussen wat Jack is overkomen en andere feiten: een gezin dat jaren geleden is uitgemoord, een jonge vrouw in de dodencel, en diverse onverklaarbare sterfgevallen binnen de gevangenis. Er blijkt zelfs een verband te zijn met een uiterst destructief wapen dat internationaal grote schade kan aanrichten.

A desperate mother, her missing child, and a stolen chalice set the stage for a gripping Christmas tale. In this suspenseful narrative, beloved characters Alvirah, a lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and her husband Willy, navigate a mystery that tests Alvirah's deductive skills and Willy's common sense. The story opens with a young woman leaving her newborn on a church rectory doorstep while a man inside steals a precious chalice adorned with a diamond. Both the baby and the chalice vanish without a trace. Fast forward seven years, just before Christmas, and Alvirah and Willy are helping Willy's sister Cordelia, a nun who runs a thrift shop and after-school shelter for local children, prepare for a Christmas pageant. The shelter's future is in jeopardy as the city condemns the building, and plans to relocate to a nearby brownstone are complicated when it is revealed that the property has been willed to a young couple living there. Alvirah suspects the couple are con artists and embarks on a quest to uncover the truth, intertwining the fates of the missing child and the stolen chalice. This tale promises to be a delightful Christmas gift for readers.

Kay Scarpetta's optreden in een live televisieshow lijkt verband te hebben met haar onderzoek naar de moord op een jonge vrouw in Central Park en de ontvangst van een bompakketje.

Meridian Sozu is a Fenestra—the half-human, half-angel link between the living and the dead. She has the dark responsibility of helping souls transition safely into the afterlife. If people die without the help of a Fenestra, their souls are left vulnerable to be stolen by the Aternocti, a dark band of forces who disrupt the balance of good and evil in the world and cause chaos.Having recently lost her beloved Auntie—the woman who showed her what it meant to be a Fenestra—Meridian has hit the road with Tens, her love and sworn protector, in hopes of finding another Fenestra. Their search leads them to Indiana, where Juliet, a responsible and loving teenager, works tirelessly in the nursing home where she and several other foster kids are housed. Surrounded by death, Juliet struggles to make a loving home for the younger kids, and to protect them from the violent whims of their foster mother. But she is struggling against forces she can't understand . . . and even as she feels a pull toward the dying, their sickness seems to infect her, weighing her down. . . .Will Meri and Tens find Juliet in time to save her from a life of misery and illness? And will Meri and Tens' own romance weather the storms of new discoveries?From the Hardcover edition.

Kay Scarpetta onderzoekt samen met haar nichtje en een rechercheur een moord die verband lijkt te houden met het onderzoek van haar vriend naar verschillen in de hersenen van normale mensen en massamoordenaars.

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From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Guilt and The 13th Juror comes an electrifying thriller featuring San Francisco defense attorney Dismas Hardy, who faces the case of his career when his family becomes involved. Dismas, a devoted husband and father, is thrown into turmoil when his wife, Frannie, fails to pick up their children from school. His fears are confirmed when he learns that Frannie is in jail, summoned before a grand jury in a murder investigation. She has refused to disclose a secret entrusted to her by a friend, a fellow parent accused of killing his wife, who has now vanished. To free Frannie, Dismas must clear her friend of murder, but finding him proves challenging. As he navigates the intricate world of San Francisco's politics and big business, Dismas grapples with his wife's loyalty to another man, leaving him questioning the nature of truth and the depths of their relationship. What could compel a wife to protect another man at such a cost? With a masterful blend of suspense and emotional complexity, the author delivers a gripping narrative that explores the fragility of trust and the lengths one will go to for family.

A morning jog turns fatal for HMO executive Tim Markham when he is struck by a car and later dies under suspicious circumstances in his own hospital. The situation escalates when his family is murdered, leading Lt. Abe Glitsky to suspect Dr. Eric Kensing, who has both motive and opportunity. As Glitsky navigates the investigation with the help of inexperienced rookies, defense attorney Dismas Hardy must protect his client while also safeguarding a close friend, all while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens their lives.

Die Fotografin Tally Palmer verlässt ihren Freund Simon Emmet, der panisch reagiert und behauptet, sie sei von Jack zur Trennung gezwungen worden. Detective Inspector Alec Friedman und seine Freundin, die blinde Expolizistin Naomi Blake, glauben ihm nicht. Als Simon niedergestochen wird, entdecken sie ein Geheimnis aus Tallys Kindheit.

Natalies Welt bricht zusammen, als ihre beste Freundin Babs heiratet. Enttäuscht sucht sie Trost bei einem Frauenhelden, vernachlässigt ihren Job und entfremdet sich von ihrer Familie. Erst durch Bab's eindringliche Worte erkennt sie, dass sie ihr Leben ändern muss, um ihre Freundschaft zu retten.

'Beautifully written ... a marvellous read, one of my ten best of the year' Brian Case, Time Out

An assistant curator of Munich's National Museum, Vicky Bliss is no expert on Egypt, but she does have a Ph.D. in solving crimes. So when an intelligence agency offers her a luxury Nile cruise if she'll help solve a murder and stop a heist of Egyptian antiquities, all 5'11" of her takes the plunge. Vicky suspects the authorities really want her to lead them to her missing lover, the art thief and master of disguises she knows only as "Sir John Smythe." And right in the shadow of the Sphinx she spots him. . . with his new flame. Vicky is so furious at this romantic stab-in-the-back, not to mention the sudden arrival of her meddling boss, Herr Dr. Schmidt, that she may overlook a danger as old as the pharaohs and as unchanging. . . a criminal who hides behind a mask of charm while moving in for the kill.