The state executes Ronnie Joe Waddell, a convicted killer, but it can't kill his legacy. Some papers he stole are still missing, papers the governor would do just about anything to retrieve. Then Waddell's fingerprints turn up at the scene of a new murder -- after his death!

Kay Scarpetta becomes a suspect herself in a case that threatens her life and career. Somewhere in the state's corridors of power, perhaps in her own office, lurks an enemy who will destroy her unless she can clear her name.

"An edge-of-your-seat read. . .gripping, intense." (Booklist)

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