People are dying and the circumstance behind their deaths is leading Dr. Kay Scarpetta to believe they are not only connected but connected to her and her family. As the circumstance of the murders become clearer it looks more to others that Lucy and her niece may be involved in the killings. Knowing this can't be true Dr Scarpetta will do whatever she can to stop the authorities from looking at her niece as a suspect and try to find the real guilty person.

For fans of Kay Scarpetta this book brings you back into the exciting world of medical forensics and the actual police work it takes to catch and convict a criminal. Kay, her FBI husband Benton, police Detective Pete Marino, and her niece Lucy work together as a team that works like well oiled machinery. This time though their opponent is smart, patient and determined to accomplish a mission of revenge.

The Story line in FLESH AND BLOOD does not stop with this book and the reader can look forward to an exciting continuation. Although FLESH AND BLOOD is part of a long series of books by Patricia Cornwell about Dr. Kay Scarpetta it can be read as a standalone, you need not read all the other to understand this one but don't let that stop you. Patricia Cornwell delivers with FLESH AND BLOOD.