âA knockoutâ (People) of a thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. âKilling me wonât kill the beastâ are the last words of rapist-murderer Ronnie Joe Waddell, written four days before his execution. But they canât explain how medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds Waddellâs fingerprints on another crime sceneâafter sheâd performed his autopsy. If this is some sort of game, Scarpetta seems to be the target. And if the next victim is someone she knows, the punishment will be cruel and unusual...