Port Mortuary B

　　Kay Scarpetta has been training at the Dover Port Mortuary,mastering the art of 'virtual autopsy' - a groundbreaking procedurethat could soon revolutionise forensic science. And it is not toolong before these new skills urgently need to be put into practice.A young man drops dead, apparently from a heart condition, eerilyclose to Scarpetta's home. But when his body is examined the nextmorning, there are stunning indications that he may have been alivewhen he was zipped inside a pouch and locked in the cooler. Whenthe revolutionary 3D radiology scans reveal more shocking detailsabout internal injuries unlike any Scarpetta has ever seen, sherealizes that this is a case of murder - and that she is fighting acunning and uniquely cruel enemy. Now it is a race against time todiscover who and why before more people die. But that time isrunning out ...