Trace

Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to Richmond, Virginia, the city that shunned her years ago, to investigate the perplexing death of a fourteen-year-old girl. She finds her former lab in demolition, her request to help a sham, and her usual allies unavailable. Deprived of support, Scarpetta must rely on her forensic skills to uncover the truth from the smallest traces of evidence, facing a reality more devastating than she could imagine.