The Body Farm: A Journey into the Horror of Death and the Criminal Mind.
What is hidden behind a murder? How can you catch a psychopath who leaves a trail of mutilated corpses? What secrets does the decomposition of bodies hold? The protagonist of this story is Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a forensic doctor who works for the FBI and who faces one of the most difficult cases of her career. It is about the murder of an eleven-year-old girl, Emily Steiner, who is found raped and with pieces of skin torn off in a town in North Carolina. Everything indicates that the culprit is Temple Gault, a dangerous criminal who has killed before and who mocks the police with false leads about him.
To solve this mystery, Scarpetta will have to resort to the help of the body farm, a real place that exists in Tennessee and is dedicated to studying the decomposition of human corpses in different environmental conditions. There, the coroner will be able to find the keys to identifying the murderer and her motivations, but she will also face her own ghosts and a threat that will put her life and that of her loved ones at risk.
The Body Farm is a novel that combines scientific rigor with suspense and terror, creating an oppressive and distressing atmosphere that captures the reader from the first page. Cornwell demonstrates his mastery of creating complex and believable characters, who move in a dark and violent world, where good and evil are confused. In addition, the author addresses current issues, such as sexual abuse, domestic violence, racism or corruption, which give a critical and social tone to her work.
This novel is the fifth installment of the series starring Kay Scarpetta, which has more than twenty titles and has been translated into more than thirty languages. The saga has achieved great success among the public and critics, and has received several awards, such as the Edgar, the Gold Dagger and the Sherlock. In addition, it has been adapted to film and television, making Scarpetta one of the most popular and admired heroines of the police genre.
If you like mystery, action and horror novels, you cannot miss The Body Farm, a book that will make you vibrate, suffer and reflect on human nature and the evil that lives in it.
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