All That Remains

In Patricia Cornwell's chilling novel "All That Remains," Dr. Kay Scarpetta, the chief medical examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia, confronts a case that threatens to unravel her professional expertise and personal resolve. Five young couples have vanished without a trace over two years, only to be found brutally murdered in secluded spots, their bodies meticulously stripped of any identifying clues. The killer leaves no forensic evidence behind, confounding law enforcement and plunging the community of Richmond into a state of escalating terror. Scarpetta, along with her niece Lucy, her detective partner Pete Marino, and FBI profiler Benton Wesley, races against time to piece together the macabre puzzle. As the body count rises and the investigation deepens, Scarpetta finds herself not only battling a cunning and elusive predator but also confronting the haunting personal costs of relentless evil, forcing her to look beyond the cold facts into the darkest corners of human psychology.