The Body Farm

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The Body Farm is a crime novel by Patricia Cornwell featuring forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta as she investigates a disturbing murder linked to a real-life forensic anthropology research facility.

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instanceOf crime novel
novel
author Patricia Cornwell
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresCharacter Benton Wesley
Dr. Kay Scarpetta
linked to: Kay Scarpetta

Lucy Farinelli
Pete Marino
featuresOrganization FBI
follows Cruel and Unusual
genre crime fiction
forensic crime fiction
inspiredBy University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility
language English
literarySeriesNumber fifth Kay Scarpetta novel
mainCharacter Dr. Kay Scarpetta
linked to: Kay Scarpetta
narrativePerspective first-person
narrator Dr. Kay Scarpetta
linked to: Kay Scarpetta
precedes From Potter’s Field
linked to: From Potter's Field
protagonistOccupation forensic pathologist
publisher Charles Scribner’s Sons
series Kay Scarpetta series
setting North Carolina
Tennessee
subject forensic anthropology
forensic pathology
homicide investigation
theme ethical issues in forensic research
use of science in criminal investigation
titleRefersTo forensic anthropology research facility

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Patricia Cornwell notableWork The Body Farm
Lloyd Owen notableWork The Body Farm
Pete Marino appearsInWork The Body Farm
Kay Scarpetta series hasBook The Body Farm
Kay Scarpetta appearsInWork The Body Farm
From Potter's Field precededBy The Body Farm
Benton Wesley appearsIn The Body Farm