From Potter's Field

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MysteryLarge Print EditionA tense cat-and-mouse game . . . compelling, fast-moving (and) written in a highly compressed style. Publishers WeeklyNobody can make the details of forensic investigation as riveting. starred, Kirkus Reviews* A New York Times Bestseller Its Christmas Eve in New York and Temple Brooks Gault number one on every Wanted list in America has ushered in the holiday of peace and goodwill by striking once again. And now Dr. Kay Scarpetta, consulting pathologist for the FBI, works feverishly to sort out conflicting forensic clues. In the meantime, Gault continues his killing spree. As she matches wits with a sadistic killer who has long eluded the police and FBI, Gault is moving terrifyingly close to Scarpetta herself.

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Upon examining a dead woman found in snowbound Central Park, Kay Scarpetta immediately recognizes the grisly work of Temple Gault, a bold and brilliant killer from her past. Now she must hunt down a psychopath whose string of horrible murders is leading inexorably to his ultimate prey: Scarpetta herself. Even with the help of the FBI, Scarpetta knows the endgame is hers alone to play -- and it will be played on Gault's home turf, the subway tunnels beneath New York City.