Patricia Cornwell - At Risk - 2006 hardcover and similar items

Detailed item info Synopsis A Massachusetts state investigator is called home from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course at the National Forensic Academy. His boss, the district attorney, attractive but hard-charging, is planning to run for governor, and as a showcase she's planning to use a new crime initiative called At Risk-its motto: "Any crime, any time." In particular, she's been looking for a way to employ cutting-edge DNA technology, and she thinks she's found the perfect subject in an unsolved twenty-year-old murder-in Tennessee. If her office solves the case, it ought to make them all look pretty good, right? Her investigator is not so sure-not sure about anything to do with this woman, really-but before he can open his mouth, a shocking piece of violence intervenes, an act that shakes up not only both their lives but the lives of everyone around them. It's not a random event. Is it personal? Is it professional? Whatever it is, the implications are very, very bad indeed . . . and they're about to get much worse. Sparks fly, traps spring, twists abound-this is the master working at the top of her game.View the trailer for "Patricia Cornwell's At Risk," premiering on Lifetime on April 10, 2010. For decades, Patricia Cornwell has demonstrated her extraordinary ability not only to entertain and enthrall but to surprise as well. Beginning in January 2006, The New York Times Magazinewill serialize a brand-new Cornwell thriller, a book filled with all the chilling suspense, rich characters, and trademark forensics that have made her an international phenomenon. But what she does with those ingredients is a revelation. A Massachusetts state investigator is called home from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course at the National Forensic Academy. His boss, the district attorney, attractive but hard-charging, is planning to run for governor, and as a showcase she's planning to use a new crime initiative called At Risk-its motto: "Any crime, any time." In particular, she's been looking for a way to employ cutting-edge DNA technology, and she thinks she's found the perfect subject in an unsolved twenty-year-old murder-in Tennessee. If her office solves the case, it ought to make them all look pretty good, right? Her investigator is not so sure-not sure about anything to do with this woman, really-but before he can open his mouth, a shocking piece of violence intervenes, an act that shakes up not only both their lives but the lives of everyone around them. It's not a random event. Is it personal? Is it professional? Whatever it is, the implications are very, very bad indeed . . . and they're about to get much worse. Sparks fly, traps spring, twists abound-this is the master working at the top of her game. From America's #1 bestselling crime writer comes an electrifying new thriller with a twist. Filled with chilling suspense, rich characters, and trademark forensics, At Risk is Cornwell at the top of her game. Product Identifiers ISBN-10 0399153624 ISBN-13 9780399153624 Key Details Author Patricia Cornwell Number Of Pages 224 pages Format Hardcover Publication Date 2006-05-23 Language English Publisher Penguin Publishing Group Additional Details Copyright Date 2006 Dimensions Weight 13 Oz Height 0.9 In. Width 8.8 In. Length 8.5 In. Target Audience Group Trade Grade From Twelfth Grade Grade To up Age Range 18 - UP Classification Method LCCN 2005-056677 LC Classification Number PS3553.O692A93 2006 Dewey Decimal 813/.54 Dewey Edition 22