An intriguing Dr Kay Scarpetta novel which will take Kay an oceans breadth away from home. The case begins when a cargo ship arriving at Richmond, Virginias Deep Water Terminal from Belgium is discovered to be transporting a locked, sealed container holding the decomposed remains of a stowaway. The post mortem performed by the Chief Medical Examiner, Kay Scarpetta, initially reveals neither a cause of death nor an identification. But the victims personal effects and an odd tattoo take Scarpetta on a hunt for information that leads to Interpols headquarters in Lyon, where she receives critical instructions: go to the Paris morgue to receive secret evidence and then return to Virginia to carry out a mission. It is a mission that could ruin her career.

In a story which crosses international borders, BLACK NOTICE puts Dr Kay Scarpetta directly in harms way and places her and those she holds dear at mortal risk.