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"The Scarpetta Factor" by Patricia Cornwell. "When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell." During a telecast, live on the air, Dr. Kay Scarpetta receives a startling call-in from a former psychiatric patient. When she returns after the show to the apartment where she lives, she finds an ominous package - possibly a bomb - waiting for her at the front desk. The apparent threat on Scarpetta's life finds her embroiled in a surreal plot that includes a famous actor accused of an unthinkable sex crime and the disappearance of a beautiful millionairess. 492 Gripping Pages.