A cold case turns red-hot when a death-row inmate renews his
acquaintance with Dr. Kay Scarpetta in this "utterly chilling"
(Entertainment Weekly) #1 New York Times bestseller.
Settling into her new life as a private forensic consultant, Kay
Scarpetta agrees to investigate a cold case in Louisiana--the baffling
eight-year-old murder of a woman with a history of blackouts and violent
outbursts. Then she receives news that chills her to the core:
Jean-Baptiste Chandonne--the vicious and unrepentant Wolfman who pursued
her to her very doorstep--has asked to see her. From his cell on death
row, he demands an audience with the legendary Dr. Scarpetta. With her
friends and family by her side, Scarpetta tries to guess what sort of
endgame this madman has in mind--how, if at all, it's related to the
Louisiana case--and then confronts the shock of her life: a blow that
will force her to question the loyalty and trust of all she holds
dear...