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Kay Scarpetta is called to the ruins of a Virginia farmhouse destroyed by fire, where she finds a body that speaks unmistakably of murder beneath the ash. The timing is grim: Carrie Grethen, a killer who came close to destroying Scarpetta and everyone she loves, has just escaped from a forensic psychiatric hospital. As Carrie begins sending cryptic communications, the arson investigation becomes something more personal and more dangerous. Patricia Cornwell's ninth Scarpetta novel builds toward a confrontation that has been coming since Grethen first appeared in the series.

Karen White brings clinical precision and controlled urgency to Scarpetta's narration, matching the character's forensic mind while allowing the personal threat to register fully. At nearly twelve hours, Point of Origin maintains tension through its dual investigation structure, and White's performance makes the interplay between the two tracks feel relentlessly connected.