Point of Origin

In Patricia Cornwell's electrifying thriller "Point of Origin," Dr. Kay Scarpetta is drawn into a devastating investigation when a catastrophic fire obliterates a horse farm, leaving behind not only ashes but human remains. What initially appears to be a tragic accident quickly unravels into a meticulously orchestrated crime, revealing a cunning and ruthless killer who masterfully uses fire to erase all traces of his brutal work. As Scarpetta sifts through the wreckage, applying her unparalleled forensic expertise, the case takes a chillingly personal turn. She discovers that her old, formidable adversary, the psychopathic Carrie Grethen, has escaped from a facility for the criminally insane and appears to be intimately involved in the escalating body count. With tragedy striking perilously close to home, Scarpetta finds herself in a desperate, high-stakes game of cat and mouse, forced to anticipate Grethen's every twisted move to extinguish the inferno of evil threatening to consume everyone she holds dear.