by Patricia Cornwell · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253114086
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«Une peine d'exception» is the forensic suspense novel by Patricia Cornwell published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (474 pages, in French).
Kay Scarpetta, a forensic pathologist, attends the preparation of an execution in the electric chair: that of Ronnie Joe Waddell. That night, the mutilated body of a thirteen-year-old boy appears next to a rubbish container. Among the clues to the crime is an impossible fingerprint: that of the condemned man.
Fourth instalment in the series featuring Kay Scarpetta. Originally published in English as «Cruel & Unusual» (1993), this 2006 French edition was translated by Andrea H. Japp.
Aimed at readers of crime and suspense fiction, especially followers of the Kay Scarpetta series.
Patricia Cornwell is an American writer and a pioneer of the forensic thriller, best known for her series featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta.
