medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains

Loving vs. Virginia Powell, Patricia Hruby

, Edgar Allan Poe's fears for the safety of his wife, Virginia, and mother-in-law, Muddy, are compounded

eldest, a Virginia law professor, newly single and still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce

elder, a Virginia law professor, newly single, still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce

getting rehired.   In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to Brady, Virginia, population 2,200

victim or accomplice; or if his four-year-old daughter was in jeopardy. In a gracious Virginia suburb, a

, married for twenty years and partners in their small law firm in Henry County, Virginia, handle

Samantha moves from Manhattan to Brady, Virginia, population 2,200, in the heart of Appalachia, a part of

deepest personal resources and her unwavering convictions, Victoria must somehow return the rule of law to

A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle

missing, luring the agents deep into the shadows of wooded rural Virginia, where nobody can hear them