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 | Cruel and Unusual(1993)(The fourth book in the Kay Scarpetta series) A novel by Patricia Cornwell |
The fingerprints say the murderer is the man who's just been executed ...
At 11.05 one December evening in Richmond, Virginia, convicted murderer Ronnie Joe Waddell is pronounced dead in the electric chair. At the morgue Dr Kay Scarpetta waits for Waddell's body. Preparing to perform a post-mortem before the subject is dead is a strange feeling, but Scarpetta has been here before. And Waddell's death is not the only newsworthy event on this freezing night: the grotesquely wounded body of a young boy is found propped against a rubbish skip. To Scarpetta the two cases seem unrelated, until she recalls that the body of Waddell's victim had been arranged in a strikingly similar position ...
Genre: Mystery
At 11.05 one December evening in Richmond, Virginia, convicted murderer Ronnie Joe Waddell is pronounced dead in the electric chair. At the morgue Dr Kay Scarpetta waits for Waddell's body. Preparing to perform a post-mortem before the subject is dead is a strange feeling, but Scarpetta has been here before. And Waddell's death is not the only newsworthy event on this freezing night: the grotesquely wounded body of a young boy is found propped against a rubbish skip. To Scarpetta the two cases seem unrelated, until she recalls that the body of Waddell's victim had been arranged in a strikingly similar position ...
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
November 2007 : USA Hardback
 | Title: Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7862-9687-9 / 978-0-7862-9687-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
May 1994 : UK Hardback
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual (Windsor Selections) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7451-7676-3 / 978-0-7451-7676-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
May 1994 : USA Library Binding
| Title: Cruel and Unusual (Kay Scarpetta) Author(s): Patricia Daniels Cornwell ISBN: 1-4176-4599-7 / 978-1-4176-4599-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Bt Bound Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
December 1993 : USA Hardback
 | Title: Cruel & Unusual (A Novel) Author(s): Patricia D Cornwell ISBN: 0-684-19599-2 / 978-0-684-19599-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Scribner's Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
June 1993 : USA Hardback
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual (Kay Scarpetta) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-684-19612-3 / 978-0-684-19612-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Scribner Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
July 1993 : USA Hardback
 | Title: Cruel And Unusual Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-316-90461-9 / 978-0-316-90461-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Scribner's Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
June 1993 : USA Hardback
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-684-19530-5 / 978-0-684-19530-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Charle's Scribner's Sons Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
June 1993 : USA Hardback
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual (G K Hall Large Print Book Series) Author(s): Patricia Daniels Cornwell ISBN: 0-8161-5727-8 / 978-0-8161-5727-3 (USA edition) Publisher: G K Hall & Co Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
Paperback Editions
July 2013 : USA Paperback
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 1-4391-8973-0 / 978-1-4391-8973-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Gallery Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
September 2010 : UK Paperback
 | Title: Cruel And Unusual: Scarpetta 4 Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7515-4453-1 / 978-0-7515-4453-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Sphere Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
November 2005 : USA Mass Market Paperback
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual: Scarpetta 4 (Kay Scarpetta) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 1-4165-0540-7 / 978-1-4165-0540-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Pocket Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
April 2000 : UK Paperback
 | Title: Cruel And Unusual Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7515-3044-1 / 978-0-7515-3044-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Sphere Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
June 1998 : UK Paperback
| Title: Cruel and Unusual Author(s): P Cornwell ISBN: 0-7515-2727-0 / 978-0-7515-2727-8 (UK edition) Publisher: TBS The Book Service Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
May 1994 : USA Mass Market Paperback
 | Title: Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries) Author(s): Patricia D Cornwell ISBN: 0-380-71834-0 / 978-0-380-71834-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Avon Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
February 1995 : UK Paperback
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual (Paragon Softcover Large Print Books) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7451-3555-2 / 978-0-7451-3555-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
January 1994 : UK Paperback
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7515-0168-9 / 978-0-7515-0168-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Warner Availability: Amazon CA |
Audio Editions
May 2012 : USA Audio edition
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual: The Scarpetta Series, Book 4 Author(s): Patricia Cornwell Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Availability: Amazon |
May 2012 : UK Audio edition
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual: The Scarpetta Series, Book 4 Author(s): Patricia Cornwell Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Availability: Amazon UK |
March 2011 : USA Audio edition
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual Author(s): Patricia Cornwell Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon |
April 2009 : UK Audio Cassette
| Title: Cruel & Unusual CD Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 1-4055-0469-2 / 978-1-4055-0469-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Hachette Audio Availability: Amazon UK |
November 2008 : UK Audio CD
 | Title: Cruel And Unusual Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 1-4055-0246-0 / 978-1-4055-0246-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Hachette Audio Availability: Amazon UK |
November 2008 : USA Audio edition
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual: A Kay Scarpetta Novel Author(s): Patricia Cornwell Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Availability: Amazon |
November 2008 : UK Audio edition
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual: Kay Scarpetta, Book 4 Author(s): Patricia Cornwell Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Availability: Amazon UK |
April 2006 : USA Audio CD
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual (Lib)(CD) Author(s): Patricia D Cornwell ISBN: 1-4159-2948-3 / 978-1-4159-2948-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Books on Tape Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
December 2001 : USA Audio Cassette
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual (Kay Scarpetta) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-694-52580-4 / 978-0-694-52580-5 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperAudio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
November 1994 : UK Audio Cassette
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual: Complete & Unabridged (Kay Scarpetta) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7451-4358-X / 978-0-7451-4358-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
September 1993 : USA Audio Cassette
 | Title: Cruel & Unusual Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7366-2518-6 / 978-1-4159-2948-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
September 1993 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Cruel and Unusual Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 5552262492 / 978-5552262496 Publisher: Books on Tape Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
August 1993 : UK Audio Cassette
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-00-104714-0 / 978-0-00-104714-3 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
July 1993 : USA Audio Cassette
| Title: Cruel and Unusual (Kay Scarpetta) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 1-56100-135-X / 978-1-56100-135-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Unabridged Library Edition Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
July 1993 : USA Audio Cassette
| Title: Cruel and Unusual (Kay Scarpetta) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 1-56100-506-1 / 978-1-56100-506-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Bookcassette Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
April 1993 : USA Audio Cassette
 | Title: Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 1-55994-712-8 / 978-1-55994-712-1 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperAudio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
1993 : USA Audio CD
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual (The Kay Scarpetta series, Book 4) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-7887-5177-8 / 978-0-7887-5177-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC Availability: Amazon |
1993 : USA Audio CD
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual (Unabridged) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 1-55690-849-0 / 978-1-55690-849-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon |
Kindle Editions
November 2009 : USA, Canada Kindle edition
| Title: Cruel and Unusual: Scarpetta 4 (Kay Scarpetta) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell Publisher: Scribner Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
September 2008 : UK Kindle edition
 | Title: Cruel and Unusual (Scarpetta 4) Author(s): Patricia Cornwell Publisher: Sphere Availability: Amazon UK |
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