Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge?s sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects? Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognises telltale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come....

Dr Kay Scarpetta returns to the city that turned its back on her five years ago. Richmond, Virginia?s recently appointed chief medical examiner claims that he needs Scarpetta?s help to solve a perplexing crime. When she arrives, however, Scarpetta finds that nothing is as she expected: her former lab is in the final stages of demolition; the inept chief isn?t the one who requested her after all; her old assistant chief has developed personal problems...

The effects of the credit crunch have prompted Dr Kay Scarpetta to offer her services pro bono to New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. But in no time at all, her increased visibility seems to precipitate a string of dramatic and unsettling events.

Emily is happy with her life just as it is. She has a career as a midwife that she loves. She enjoys living on her own as a single woman. But she also feels it's time for a change and a spot of some sea air. So when her best friend Rebecca asks whether she'd like to spend the summer cooking on a 'puffer' boat just off the Scottish coast, she jumps at the chance. She tries desperately not to notice Alasdair, the handsome local doctor because if she...

I just want to talk... Is he ready to hear her secret? Nurse Thurza has pictured this day thousands of times: the day that Dr Logan returns. Still, nothing could have prepared her for the real thing... Why? Well, when a mix-up led a broken-hearted Thurza to falsely believe that he had abandoned her, and their unborn babies, she said goodbye to him - forever. But now, as their past and the truth begins to unravel, will Thurza let Logan back in?

A forgotten past... An unforgettable future? In this Reunited at St Barnabas's Hospital story, former workaholic Dr Gil Alexander is happy with the slower-paced life he's been forced to adopt following his traumatic brain injury. The only things missing are his memories of just before the accident. But when Dr Clemmie Francis is seconded to his rehabilitation centre he can't shake the feeling that he's met this captivating yet cautious doctor before......