<p>When convicted killer Ronnie Joe Waddell is executed in Virginia's electric chair， he becomes what should be a routine postmortem case for Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. But after Waddell's execution， the murders continue， as everyone connected to him begins to die-including a member of Scarpetta's staff. Then， when crucial records begin to disappear from her files， Scarpetta comes under fire for incompetence. Caught in a web of political intrigue， betrayed by those she trusted， Scarpetta must fight to free herself from murderous insinuations&amp;#8212and threats to her own life， To save her career， Scarpetta soon finds herself retracing Waddell's bloody footprints， following a trail that might lead to long&amp;#8212hidden secrets deep within the state government. Either the truth wil</p>