A Fatal Cut
by Priscilla Masters
His patient
was ready. He stood for a moment staring down at her his mind working
out the correct incision. Then the first cut...A body has been
discovered in undergrowth in the grounds of a Birmingham hospital,
wrapped in a clinical waste bag and, even more bizarrely, wearing little
but a garish Disney tie. The scar and stitches evident on the dead man's
groin suggest he may have recently been a patient at the hospital. But
when pathologist Karys Harper is brought in to examine the body she
makes a discovery that is more grotesque still -- the surgery wound
was inflicted after death. Clearly this is no ordinary killer. And he's
about to strike again.
was ready. He stood for a moment staring down at her his mind working
out the correct incision. Then the first cut...A body has been
discovered in undergrowth in the grounds of a Birmingham hospital,
wrapped in a clinical waste bag and, even more bizarrely, wearing little
but a garish Disney tie. The scar and stitches evident on the dead man's
groin suggest he may have recently been a patient at the hospital. But
when pathologist Karys Harper is brought in to examine the body she
makes a discovery that is more grotesque still -- the surgery wound
was inflicted after death. Clearly this is no ordinary killer. And he's
about to strike again.