num_pages: 387
description: New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell brings back Kay Scarpetta, consulting forensic pathologist for the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, in her grittiest and most compelling novel. In rural North Carolina, the brutal murder of eleven-year-old Emily Steiner has shaken a small town. But more disturbing are the details of the crimes, chillingly reminiscent of the handiwork of a serial killer who has eluded the unit for years. Into this volatile atmosphere comes Scarpetta's ingenious, rebellious niece Lucy, an FBI intern with a promising future in Quantico's computer engineering facility--until she is accused of a shocking security violation. While coming to terms with Lucy, Kay must conduct a grisly forensic investigation at a clandestine research facility in Tennessee known as the Body Farm. There she will find more answers to Emily Steiner's murder--and evidence that paints a picture of a crime more horrifying than she imagined . . .
language: English
title: The Body Farm
titlecomplete: The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5)
characters: Kay Scarpetta, Pete Marino, Benton Wesley, Max Ferguson, Lucy Farinelli, James Jenrette, Wren Maxwell, Denesa Steiner, Emily Steiner
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Audiobook, Adult, Crime, Murder Mystery, Suspense
ratings_count: 73599
places: Virginia, North Carolina, Black Mountain, North Carolina
series: Kay Scarpetta
publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons