Trace (novel)
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 2004 Hardcover dustjacket |
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| Author | Patricia Cornwell |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Kay Scarpetta Mysteries |
| Genre(s) | Crime novel |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| Released | September 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 448 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-399-15219-9 (first edition, hardback) |
| Preceded by | Blow Fly |
| Followed by | Predator |
Trace is the 13th novel in the Kay Scarpetta series, written by Patricia Cornwell.
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Dr. Kay Scarpetta, having left Richmond, Virginia five years ago to become a freelancer, is asked to return at the request of her replacment, Chief Medical Examiner Joel Marcus. A young girl has been murdered, but very few clues are available. Scarpetta's investigations are hampered by Marcus's ineptness, the disarray of her former lab, and the interference of a glamorous FBI agent.
