Chapter 1 Summary

All That Remains is Patricia Cornwell's third installment in her Kay Scarpetta series. Scarpetta is working a case that involves the disappearance and murder of the daughter of the so-called Drug Czar, politician Pat Harvey. As Scarpetta investigates the case with her police counterpart and friend Pete Marino, she comes up against resistance from the FBI, which is attempting to hide information not only from the public but from Scarpetta herself. However, Scarpetta does not let this lack of cooperation keep her from continuing to attempt to do the right thing, which is to find the killer for Mrs. Harvey. All That Remains is a suspenseful novel that will keep the reader glued to the page until the last bullet flies.

Kay Scarpetta is about to begin a restful afternoon gardening when she gets a call from Pete Marino. Another abandoned vehicle belonging...