richmond (va.)

Murder cases from her past come back to haunt Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, Kay Scarpetta, and she becomes a suspect herself.

Forensic geologist Raleigh Harmon returns to Richmond, Virginia, where she is finds herself struggling to deal with her mother's fragile sanity, her former boss's irritation, and an ugly cross burning at a celebrity's home.

Medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta struggles to find leads to the identity of a serial killer who has murdered five couples in Richmond, Virginia, meticulously leaving no clues behind.

Isis moves in with her sister Egypt and Egypt's husband Rashad hoping for a new start, and when Egypt asks for Isis's help in starting a family, Isis's old feelings for Rashad resurface and threaten to destroy them all.

Kay Scarpetta, working as a private forensic consultant in Florida, is thrown into a turmoil when Jean-Baptiste Chandonne, a serial killer she was responsible for bringing to justice, requests that she administer his death sentence in exchange for information about his crimes, as well as a new rash of killings in the area.

Medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta tries to solve the mysterious killings of four young couples. Bones and fragments of clothing, and a jack of hearts are all that remain.

Judy Hammer, sent to Richmond, Virginia, to help clean up their police force, becomes involved, along with her deputy chief, in the most challenging case of her career.

An illustrated account of Jim Limber, a slave child who was taken in by the family of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, and raised along with the Davis children until being kidnapped by Yankees.

When the governor of Virginia orders that speed traps be painted on all streets and highways, the island of Tangier responds by declaring war on its own state, and it is up to Judy Hammer, the new superintendent of the Virginia State Police, and state trooper Andy Brazil to restore peace to the island.