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Blow Fly. Scarpetta stands at the threshold of a new life after her work as Virginia's Chief M. E. has come to a jarring end. At the close of The Last Precinct, she would have to leave Richmond if she were to find any peace. She feared she was about to be fired by the governor. More alarming, she was hounded in the media & in the courtroom, for what some claimed was her involvement in the murder of a deputy police chief. So Scarpetta packed up her belongings & set out for the warmth & solace of the Florida sun. She is settling into a new life as a private forensic consultant & is deep into a case that has left colleagues in LA profoundly disturbed. A woman is found dead in a seedy hotel, dressed to go out, keys in her hand. Her history of blackouts & her violent outbursts while under their spell, offer more questions than clues about the cause of her death. Then Scarpetta received news that chills her to the core: Jean-Baptiste Chandonne-the vicious & unrepentant Wolfman who pursued her to her very doorstep-asks to see her. From his cell on death row, he demands an audience with the legendary Dr. Scarpetta. Only to her will he tell the secrets he knows the authorities desire: the evidence that will bring a global investigation to a swift conclusion. Scarpetta, her niece, Lucy, & her colleague Detective Pete Marino are left to wonder: After all the death & destruction, what sort of endgame could this violent psychopath have in mind? And could tis request be somehow related to the LA case? ...