Cruel and Unusual (novel)
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| Author | Patricia Cornwell |
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| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Series | Kay Scarpetta |
| Genre(s) | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Released | June 1992 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 384 pgs |
| ISBN | 0-684-19530-5 |
| Preceded by | All That Remains |
| Followed by | The Body Farm |
Cruel and Unusual (1993) is a book by author Patricia Cornwell. It is the fourth in the Kay Scarpetta series.
[edit] Plot summary
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Medical Examiner, Kay Scarpetta is called in to autopsy the body of convicted murderer Ronnie Waddell after his execution. Several days after the execution, a young boy is discovered murdered in the fashion of Waddell's earlier killings, and with Waddell's prints near the body. Scarpetta, along with FBI Agent Benton Wesley, and Detective Pete Marino, try to discover how a dead inmate could have possibly committed another murder after his death.
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