{"product_id":"dust-9780425270042","title":"Dust","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarpetta\u003c\/i\u003e, an all-new Original Series, is coming soon to Prime Video! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter the chilling and captivating world of Dr. Kay Scarpetta before Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis bring the mystery to life onscreen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The new audience will be compelled by the characters, crimes, and mysteries that are the trifecta of Patricia's masterful storytelling... and a warning......there WILL be BLOOD.\" - Jamie Lee Curtis \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this novel of \"nail-biting suspense\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Patricia Cornwell, Kay Scarpetta is thrust deep into the dark world of designer drugs, drone technology, organized crime, and shocking corruption at the highest levels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA body, oddly draped in an unusual cloth, has just been discovered inside the sheltered gates of MIT, and it's suspected the identity is that of missing computer engineering grad student Gail Shipton, last seen the night before at a trendy Cambridge bar. It appears she's been murdered, mere weeks before the trial in her $100 million lawsuit against her former financial manager, and Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta doubts it's a coincidence. She also fears the case may have a connection with her computer genius niece, Lucy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a glance there is no sign of what killed Gail Shipton, but she's covered with a fine dust that under ultraviolet light fluoresces brilliantly in three vivid colors, what Scarpetta calls a mineral fingerprint. Clearly the body has been posed with chilling premeditation that is symbolic and meant to shock, and Scarpetta worries that the person responsible is the Capital Murderer, whose most recent sexual homicides have terrorized Washington, D.C. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDust\u003c\/i\u003e, Scarpetta and her colleagues are up against a force far more sinister than a sexual predator who fits the criminal classification of a \"spectacle killer.\" With unparalleled high-tension suspense and the latest in forensic technology, Patricia Cornwell once again proves her exceptional ability to surprise--and to thrill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425270042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e167743 \/ Dust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 22\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patricia Cornwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52051642417333,"sku":"9780425270042","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dust-9780425270042","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}