Sharp Force

Name: Sharp Force
Price: 14.99 USD
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Rating: 4.4 (9585 reviews)
Author: Patricia Cornwell

by Patricia Cornwell

Mystery Thriller Thriller

4.4 (9,585)

4.4 stars from 9,585 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

400 pages~6.7 hr readPublished by Grand Central PublishingPublished 2025-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love crime thrillers where the protagonist is personally threatened and must use their expertise to survive.
You've read Cornwell's Scarpetta series and want the latest instalment with higher stakes and personal danger.
You enjoy procedural mysteries with forensic detail and technology-driven crime methods that feel disturbingly plausible.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer standalone crime novels without needing to know a character's history across twenty-plus books.
You find serial killer plots predictable or are fatigued by the subgenre's tropes.
You want lighter reading for the festive season rather than brutal murders on Christmas morning.

About this book

Chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta is called to a crime scene on Christmas morning. A serial killer known as the Phantom Slasher has been terrorizing Northern Virginia for months, using sophisticated technology to enter victims' homes and monitor them before murdering them in their beds. Victims report seeing a ghost-like hologram before being killed. Scarpetta is summoned to Mercy Island, site of a psychiatric hospital where two people have been killed. One of the victims has a connection to Scarpetta's past. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that Scarpetta herself may be in danger from the killer.

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Price has dropped 2 times over the last 16 months. Goes on sale roughly every 163 days. Typically stays discounted for 25 days.

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Currently #1,403 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller.

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Currently 4.4★ from 9,585 reviews

Gaining approximately 1,328 new reviews per month. Reader interest is surging. Rating has climbed from 4.3 to 4.4. Recent readers are rating it higher.

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