Cruel and Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Series #4)

When convicted killer Ronnie Joe Waddell is executed in Virginia's electric chair, he becomes what should be a routine postmortem case for Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta. But the murders continue, as everyone connected to Waddell begins to die—including a member of Scarpetta's staff....With some help from her seventeen-year-old niece, computer whiz Lucy, as well as from her loyal friend Lieutenant Marino and FBI agent Benton Wesley, Scarpetta musters all her forensic expertise and investigative skills to uncover shocking secrets that will have vast repercussions. "Cruel and Unusual" moves bestselling author Patricia D. Cornwell in dramatic new directions, confirming the extraordinary range and power of this prize-winning writer.