Cruel and Unusual

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"Cruel and Unusual" is a crime novel in Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta series, featuring the forensic pathologist investigating a complex and disturbing murder case.

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Cruel and Unusual canonical 6

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instanceOf Kay Scarpetta novel
crime novel
novel
author Patricia Cornwell
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresCharacter Kay Scarpetta
featuresGenreElement police procedural
featuresProfession forensic pathologist
followedBy The Body Farm
genre crime fiction
forensic crime fiction
mystery fiction
hasTheme capital punishment
criminal justice system
forensic investigation
murder investigation
language English
literaryPeriod late 20th century literature
mainCharacter Kay Scarpetta
mainSubject investigation of a complex murder case
mediaType Hardcover
Paperback
Print
narrativePerspective first-person narrative
partOfSeries Kay Scarpetta series
precededBy All That Remains
protagonist Kay Scarpetta
publisher Scribner
linked to: Scribner Books
series Kay Scarpetta series
settingCountry United States
settingLocation Richmond, Virginia
targetAudience adult readers

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Patricia Cornwell notableWork Cruel and Unusual
Pete Marino appearsInWork Cruel and Unusual
Kay Scarpetta series hasBook Cruel and Unusual
Kay Scarpetta appearsInWork Cruel and Unusual
The Body Farm follows Cruel and Unusual
Benton Wesley appearsIn Cruel and Unusual