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Postmortem Study Guide

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by Patricia Cornwell
About 57 pages (17,018 words)

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Postmortem Study Guide consists of approx. 57 pages of summaries and analysis on Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell. Browse the literature study guide below:

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The story begins with a phone call that wakes Dr. Kay Scarpetta from a sound sleep at 2:33 A.M. The person on the other end of the line is Sergeant Pete Marino, a career cop with the Richmond policed department. Marino informs Scarpetta that another murder has taken place and that she needs to be on the scene immediately. (read more)
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      Chapter 2
      Chapters 4-5
      Chapter 6
      Chapters 7-8
      Chapter 9
      Chapters 10-11
      Chapters 12-13
      Chapter 14
      Chapters 15-16

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