As always with Patricia Cornwell's books, I could not put this one down. While vacationing I read this book, and if given the choice the whole trip would have been spent reading. It was so suspenseful and packed with intrigue. It always stayed interesting with new turns in the plot, and more hooks to grab the reader into the story. New types of forensic science were described in this book, deviating from the usual DNA and autopsy information. Definetly one of her best books, a real thriller with all the aspects of a bestseller.