{"product_id":"sharp-force","title":"Sharp Force","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePatricia Cornwell \u003c\/b\u003eis a #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and widely considered one of the world's top crime writers. In 1990, \n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ePatricia Cornwell sold her first novel, \n\u003ci\u003ePostmortem\u003c\/i\u003e, while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, as well as the French Prix du Roman d'Aventures--the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. Growing into an international phenomenon, the Scarpetta series won Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today, Cornwell's novels and iconic characters are known around the world. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written the definitive nonfiction account of Jack the Ripper's identity, cookbooks, a children's book, a biography of Ruth Graham, and three other fictional series based on the characters Win Garano, Andy Brazil, and Captain Calli Chase. Cornwell continues exploring the latest space-age technologies and threats relevant to contemporary life. Her interests range from the morgue to artificial intelligence and include visits to Interpol, the Pentagon, the U.S. Secret Service, and NASA. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cornwell was born in Miami. She grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I grew up in Richmond where Patricia Cornwell's electrifying debut novel\u003ci\u003e Postmortem\u003c\/i\u003e was set. I still remember the thrill of following one of crime fiction's greatest characters, Kay Scarpetta, as she hunted down a killer. In \u003ci\u003eSharp Force\u003c\/i\u003e Cornwell is at the very top of her game and Scarpetta is as finely wrought as ever. The research is as impeccable as always, and you will never look at an avatar in quite the same way. You are in the hands of a master storyteller. Sit back and prepare to be thrilled.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Baldacci, New York Times bestselling author of Strangers in Time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, a serial killer wreaks havoc on Northern Virginia, appearing as a ghostly apparition before striking--and Scarpetta must avoid becoming their next victim.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eScarpetta\u003c\/i\u003e is soon to be a streaming series starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis! \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No one is safe from the serial killer--not even Scarpetta. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During the early hours of Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta receives a chilling call. The Phantom Slasher has struck again. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The serial killer has terrorized Northern Virginia for months. His pattern is to stalk with a sophisticated technology that enables him to invade his victims' homes and watch their every move. They wake up to a ghost-like hologram before being murdered in their beds. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scarpetta is summoned to Mercy Island, the site of a notorious psychiatric hospital where two people have been brutalized, one of them from Scarpetta's past. It soon becomes apparent that she could be next ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781538773963, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/04\/2025 (EAN 9781538773963, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2025 pg. 56 (EAN 9781538773963, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496058224918,"sku":"9781538773963","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781538773963.jpg?v=1783052125","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/sharp-force","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}