All That Remains (novel) explained

All That Remains
Author:Patricia Cornwell
Country:United States of America
Language:English
Series:Kay Scarpetta
Genre:Crime fiction
Publisher:Scribner
Release Date:1992
Media Type:Print (hardcover, paperback)
Pages:416
Isbn:978-0-7434-9153-2
Oclc:57708195
Preceded By:Body of Evidence
Followed By:Cruel and Unusual

All That Remains is a crime fiction novel by Patricia Cornwell. It is the third book of the Dr. Kay Scarpetta series.

A killer is stalking young couples, and the remains of 8 youngsters have been found dead over a couple of years.[1]

The book is closely based on the Colonial Parkway Killer, a suspected serial killer who is thought to have murdered 8 people in Virginia in the 1980s. In real life the cases are still unsolved though, as described in the true crime documentary Lovers’ Lane Murders from 2021. As Cornwell's novel made many believe that the Colonial Parkway murders had been solved,[2] father-daughter true crime authors Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester issued their book A special kind of evil in 2017, providing new information from the investigations.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.patriciacornwell.com/international_books/all-that-remains/ Summary on the Patricia Cornwell site
  2. https://www.dailypress.com/entertainment/books/dp-nws-colonial-parkway-book-0804-20170803-story.html Mike Holtzclaw: "Father-daughter authors hope their new book will help solve the murders", Daily Press
  3. https://wildbluepress.com/a-special-kind-of-evil-blaine-pardoe-victoria-hester-true-crime/ Pardoe and Hester: A special kind of evil