New Releases by patricia Daniels

"Reference guide to mammals, for children"--

It is a sunny morning in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and also Dr. Kay Scarpetta''s birthday. She''s about to head to Miami for a vacation with Benton Wesley, her FBI profiler husband, when she notices seven pennies on a wall behind their home. Is this a kids'' game? And if so, why are all of the coins dated 1981 and so shiny they could be newly minted? Her cellphone rings, and Detective Pete Marino tells her there''s been a homicide five minutes away. A high school music teacher has been shot with uncanny precision as he unloaded groceries from his car. Yet no one has heard or seen a thing. In this 22nd Scarpetta novel, the master forensic sleuth finds herself in the unsettling pursuit of a serial sniper who leaves no incriminating evidence except fragments of copper. The shots seem impossible to achieve, yet they are so perfect that they cause death in an instant. The victims appear to have had nothing in common, and there is no pattern to indicate where the killer will strike next. Until Scarpetta comes face to face with shocking evidence that implicates her techno genius niece, Lucy, her very own flesh and blood. With the bravura storytelling and state-of-the-art forensic details that are her hallmarks, Patricia Cornwell again raises the bar with this highly entertaining new tale, her most captivating Scarpetta novel yet.

Combining leading theories of psychology and behavior with case studies, personality quizzes, and practical advice, National Geographic Mind explores the question we all enjoy asking: Who am I? This whimsically illustrated reference explores today''s theories of personality, mixing scientific theory with an underlying message--by knowing more about your own psychology, you can have a better life. Chapters start with the anatomy, evolution, and development of the human brain, then move into such interesting areas as intuition, creativity, motivation, faith, and ethics--all facets of a unique personality. Quirky, often funny, always thought-provoking photographs, cartoons, and illustrations bring the message home on every page. Interesting scenarios of mental health and mental deviance make for a lively, readable narrative that combines today''s leading theories in the science of the mind and personality with life-enhancing questions, quizzes, practices, and tools for self-discovery. An entertaining book about science, National Geographic Mind connects with the reader in a very personal and ultimately helpful way.

After working on one of the worst mass killings in US history, Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta returns home to recover, but an unsettling call drives her straight back to work. The body of a young woman has been discovered inside the sheltered gates of MIT, draped in an unusual cloth and posed in a way that is too deliberate to be the killer''s first strike. A preliminary examination reveals that the body is covered in a fine dust that under ultra-violet light fluoresces blood-red, emerald-green and sapphire-blue, and physical evidence links this to another series of disturbing homicides in Washington, DC. As she pieces together the fragments of evidence, Scarpetta discovers that the cases connect, yet also seem to conflict, drawing herself and her team deeper into the dark world of designer drugs, drone technology, organised crime, and shocking corruption at the highest level. Dust is a thrilling, addictive novel featuring one of the most iconic, original and compelling characters in crime fiction today.

This fun, smart guide answers kids'' questions as it takes them on a journey through the human body and all its systems. The book is sprinkled throughout with plenty of health tips, top-10 lists, simple experiments, and weird-but-true wacky details. Full color.

A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone bed in the remote wilderness of Canada. Somehow, the only evidence has made its way to the inbox of Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, over two thousand miles away in Boston. She has no idea why. But as events unfold with alarming speed, Scarpetta begins to suspect the paleontologist''s disappearance is connected to a series of crimes much closer to home: a gruesome murder, inexplicable tortures, and trace evidence from the last living creatures of the dinosaur age. When she turns to those around her, Scarpetta finds that the danger and suspicion have penetrated even her closest circles. Her niece Lucy speaks in riddles. Her lead investigator Pete Marino and FBI husband Benton Wesley have secrets of their own. Feeling alone and betrayed, Scarpetta is tempted by someone from her past as she tracks a killer both cunning and cruel.

The new Scarpetta is guaranteed to be a bestseller.

As the chief of the Cambridge Forensic Center, Kay Scarpetta is confronted with a case that could shut down her new facility and ruin her personal and professional life. (suspense). By the #1 best-selling author of The Scarpetta Factor. A best-selling novel.

Depicts 30 great empires of the world from 2600 B.C. to the 20th century in images and maps that show the territories held by each ruler, major trade routes, paths of military campaigns and other important landmarks.

From breathtaking full-color photographs to detailed explanatory diagrams to expert essays, fascinating sidebars, and informative fact boxes, the New Solar System is not just an easy-to-use, solidly reliable reference, but also a visually stunning, invitingly browsable volume guaranteed to fire the imagination of even the most casual reader.

Kay Scarpetta offers her services pro bono to the New York City medical examiner''s office, in addition to her duties as CNN''s senior forensic analyst, which seems to trigger a series of unsettling events, including an apparent death threat.

Una escritora solitaria, Beryl Madison, se refugia en Miami intentando huir de las amenazadoras llamadas telefónicas que la acosan desde hace meses y de la angustiosa sensación de que alguien observa todos sus movimientos. Pero en cuanto regresa a su hogar es brutalmente asesinada.

Dispatched by the district attorney to a declining Massachusetts neighborhood to address a case related to a new public relations campaign, state investigator Win Garano becomes involved with a loosely organized association of vigilante police officers.

Relocating to Charleston after a particularly grueling case, Dr. Kay Scarpetta opens a private forensic pathology practice but is quickly targeted by local politics and a covert saboteur before a series of violent deaths bring her skills into high view. 1,500,000 first printing. BOMC, Lit Guild, Doubleday, & Mystery Guild Main.

Dr. Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner for Virginia, investigates the sex murder of a girl by an escaped convict. The probe requires exhuming the body for a second autopsy. Lots of information on bodies and autopsies.

Traces the history of how humankind evolved from its first beginnings to the complex societies that exist today.

A Massachusetts district attorney running for governor wants to use some radical new DNA technology to solve a long-ago murder. The result? A new round of violence.

Now freelancing from South Florida, Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to her old haunts in Richmond, Virginia, only to encounter a host of baffling and unwelcome surprises as she investigates the death of a fourteen-year-old girl. Reprint.

Deseosa de empezar una nueva vida libre de los lastres del pasado, Kay Scarpetta decide cerrar su etapa como forense en Richmond y elige Florida como destino donde alcanzar la tan anhelada tranquilidad. Sin embargo, hay alguien que no esta dispuesto a que la doctora rehaga su vida: Jean- Baptiste Chandonme, el psicopata que la aterrorizo tiempo atras, la reclama ahora desde el corredor de la muerte. La mosca de la muerte es una novela intensa cuyos protagonistas se ven irremediablemente abocados a enfrentase con fantasmas del pasado: Scarpetta con Chandonme, Pete Marino con un hombre al que todos daban por muerto y que se oculta en Boston.

Gerichtsmedizinerin Kay Scarpetta gerät unter Vedacht, eine Konkurrentin ermordet zu haben. Noch bevor sie ihre Unschuld beweisen kann, geschehen zwei weitere Morde.

The electrifying follow-up to Hornet''s Nest and Southern Cross. The men and women in blue -- as you''ve never seen them before.

The discovery of the decomposed body of a stowaway aboard a cargo ship leads Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta to a perilous international odyssey on a mission that could destroy her career and threatens her own life.

En deux ans, quatre couples ont disparu, volatilisés, abandonnant leur voiture au bord d''une route, sur un parking. Des couples de jeunes gens ou d''adolescents, qu''on a retrouvés les uns après les autres dans un rayon de cinquante kilomètres autour de Williamsburg... Mais trop tard... Car au bout de trois ou quatre mois, il ne reste à Kay Scarpetta, le médecin légiste, que des os et un peu de poussière à examiner : impossible de déterminer la cause de la mort, et donc d''orienter les recherches de la police et du FBI. Aujourd''hui, une voiture, une Jeep Cherokee, vient d''être découverte sur une aire d''autoroute déserte. Et l''étudiante qui regagnait Richmond avec son petit ami n''est autre que la fille de l''une des femmes les plus puissantes et les plus respectées des Etats-Unis, la responsable nationale de la lutte contre la drogue. Et celle-ci a bien l''intention de remuer ciel et terre pour élucider cette disparition, entraînant Kay Scarpetta dans son sillage... Après le Prix du Roman d''Aventures 1992 et Le Masque de l''Année 1993, Cornwell signe ici son troisième coup de maître, qui l''a propulsée parmi les plus grands écrivains de thriller.

Another thrilling novel from the bestselling author of Postmortem and Black Notice After months of menacing phone calls and feeling that her every move is being watched, successful writer Beryl Madison flees Key West when a terrifying message is scratched on her car. But the very night she returns to Richmond, she deactivates her burglar alarm and opens her door to someone who nearly decapitates her. Why did she let him in, wonders Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta? And, why is Beryl''s latest manuscript missing? Persuing the answers involves Scarpetta in the murder of another writer''s jealous mentor. While she copes with a variety of personal and professional problems, Scarpetta''s high-tech forensic skills enable her to collect a body of evidence that would mean little without her intelligence, compassion, and imagination leads her directly into a nightmare all her own.