A New York Times Bestselling Author A Scarpetta Novel A rural North Carolina town is shaken by the brutal murder of eleven-year-old Emily Steiner, a crime reminiscent of the handiwork of a serial killer who has eluded the FBI for years. Called in to investigate, Kay Scarpetta must conduct a grisly forensic investigation at a clandestine research facility in Tennessee known as the Body Farm. There she finds evidence that paints a picture of a crime more horrifying than she imagined.
