Port Mortuary
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Port Mortuary is a crime novel by Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta as she investigates a complex, forensically driven murder case.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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crime novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Patricia Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Benton Wesley
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Kay Scarpetta NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Farinelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Marino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
autopsy procedures
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crime scene reconstruction ⓘ forensic technology ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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forensic crime fiction ⓘ mystery novel ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasConflict | investigation of a suspicious death in a high-security facility ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
medical thriller
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police procedural ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
government and military secrecy
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psychological impact of death investigation ⓘ use of advanced forensic science in crime solving ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
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procedural ⓘ suspenseful ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dr. Kay Scarpetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Scarpetta novels ⓘ |
| protagonistName | Kay Scarpetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | medical examiner ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Kay Scarpetta series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingDetail | Dover Air Force Base–style mortuary ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
forensic pathology
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homicide investigation ⓘ military technology ⓘ postmortem examinations ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workInSeriesNumbering | later installment in Kay Scarpetta series ⓘ |
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