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Kay Scarpetta Series

29 primary works • 45 total works
Dr. Kay Scarpetta is best known as the beautiful blonde Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia at Richmond. She is also known as one of the top forensic pathologists in the country. Along the way, the series also features FBI profiler Benton Wesley, Kay’s genius niece Lucy Farinelli, and the unhealthy and balding homicide detective…

Book 1

Postmortem
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4.03 · 261178 Ratings · 5172 Reviews · published 1990 · 18 editions
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia…

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    Book 2

    Body of Evidence
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    4.04     · 87204 Ratings · 1986 Reviews · published 1991 · 223 editions
    After months of menacing phone calls and feeling t…

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    Book 3

    All That Remains
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    4.07     · 77713 Ratings · 1616 Reviews · published 1992 · 213 editions
    In Richmond, Virginia, young lovers are dying. So …

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    Book 4

    Cruel & Unusual
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    4.13     · 116288 Ratings · 1458 Reviews · published 1993 · 202 editions
    An earlier cover edition for this ISBN can be foun…

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    Book 5

    The Body Farm
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    4.07     · 81559 Ratings · 1824 Reviews · published 1994 · 153 editions
    The Body Farm - a research institute that tests th…

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    Book 6

    From Potter's Field
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    4.06     · 64245 Ratings · 1255 Reviews · published 1995 · 188 editions
    Christmas has never been a particularly good time …

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    Book 7

    Cause of Death
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    3.95     · 56423 Ratings · 1280 Reviews · published 1996 · 13 editions
    It is New Year's Eve, the last day of Virginia's b…

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    Book 8

    Unnatural Exposure
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    4.07     · 64619 Ratings · 1112 Reviews · published 1997 · 3 editions
    See alternate cover edition here

    Virginia Medical E…

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    Book 9

    Point of Origin
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    4.05     · 68469 Ratings · 1068 Reviews · published 1998 · 5 editions
    A farmhouse destroyed by fire
    A body amongst the ru…

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    Book 9.5

    Scarpetta's Winter Table
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    3.55     · 2774 Ratings · 112 Reviews · published 1998 · 11 editions
    Virginia's chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpett…

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    Book 10

    Black Notice
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    3.93     · 45851 Ratings · 1106 Reviews · published 1999 · 4 editions
    An intriguing Dr Kay Scarpetta novel which will ta…

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    Book 11

    The Last Precinct
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    3.92     · 42186 Ratings · 928 Reviews · published 2000 · 3 editions
    Librarian's Note: This is an alternate-cover editi…

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    Book 12

    Blow Fly
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    3.82     · 46612 Ratings · 1345 Reviews · published 2003 · 3 editions
    In Blow Fly, Kay Scarpetta stands at the threshold…

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    Book 13

    Trace
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    3.84     · 39739 Ratings · 1239 Reviews · published 2004 · 142 editions
    Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing from South Flor…

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    Book 14

    Predator
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    3.73     · 36384 Ratings · 1371 Reviews · published 2005 · 110 editions
    Scarpetta, now freelancing with the National Foren…

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    Book 15

    Book of the Dead
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    3.71     · 36326 Ratings · 1917 Reviews · published 2007 · 7 editions
    Soon after relocating to Charleston, S.C., to laun…

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    Book 16

    Scarpetta
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    3.82     · 36533 Ratings · 1896 Reviews · published 2008 · 3 editions
    From America’s #1 bestselling crime writers comes …

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    Book 17

    The Scarpetta Factor
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    3.76     · 29201 Ratings · 1620 Reviews · published 2009 · 135 editions
    It is the week before Christmas and Dr Kay Scarpet…

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    Book 18

    Port Mortuary
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    3.66     · 27505 Ratings · 1944 Reviews · published 2010 · 5 editions
    Port Mortuary, the title of Patricia Cornwell's ei…

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    Book 19

    Red Mist
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    3.84     · 29569 Ratings · 2029 Reviews · published 2011 · 4 editions
    The new Kay Scarpetta novel from the world's #1 be…

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    Book 20

    The Bone Bed
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    3.77     · 28246 Ratings · 2142 Reviews · published 2012 · 3 editions
    A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone…

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    Book 21

    Dust
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    3.71     · 24461 Ratings · 1952 Reviews · published 2013 · 93 editions
    Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta…

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    Book 22

    Flesh and Blood
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    3.78     · 23847 Ratings · 1943 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions
    It's a sunny morning in Cambridge, Massachusetts, …

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    Book 23

    Depraved Heart
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    3.72     · 23752 Ratings · 1997 Reviews · published 2015 · 81 editions
    Dr. Kay Scarpetta is working a highly suspicious d…

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    Book 24

    Chaos
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    3.68     · 23295 Ratings · 2011 Reviews · published 2016 · 5 editions
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Corn…

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    Book 25

    Autopsy
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    3.84     · 24858 Ratings · 1979 Reviews · published 2021 · 13 editions
    Scarpetta is back! In this twenty-fifth in the ele…

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    Book 26

    Livid
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    3.91     · 26863 Ratings · 1688 Reviews · published 2022 · 34 editions
    In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Corn…

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    Book 27

    Unnatural Death
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    3.97     · 21751 Ratings · 1329 Reviews · published 2023 · 30 editions
    In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Corn…

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    Book 28

    Identity Unknown
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    4.07     · 22734 Ratings · 1182 Reviews · published 2024 · 23 editions
    Autopsies can reveal the secrets of the dead.

    And …

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    Book 29

    Sharp Force
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    4.10     · 11915 Ratings · 939 Reviews · published 2025 · 17 editions
    A serial killer terrorizes Northern Virginia, his …

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    Book 1-2

    The First Scarpetta Collection: Postmortem / Body of Evidence
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    4.31     · 1085 Ratings · 40 Reviews · published 1995 · 23 editions
    Fans of Patricia Cornwell, the number one megastar…

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    Book 1,3

    Postmortem / All That Remains Omnibus
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    4.32     · 214 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2003 · 1 edition
    POSTMORTEM The first Dr Kay Scarpetta novel which …

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    Book 1-3

    Three Complete Novels: Postmortem / Body of Evidence / All That Remains
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    4.29     · 678 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 1997 · 9 editions
    Postmortem introduces Dr. Scarpetta, who knows the…

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    Book 1-4

    Kay Scarpetta 1: Postmortem / Memoires Mortes / Et Il Restera Que Poussiere / Une Peine D'Exception
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    4.20     · 107 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1990 · 3 editions

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    Book 2, 4

    Isle of Dogs / Cruel and Unusual / Body of Evidence
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    4.18     · 171 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2001 · 1 edition
    Three gripping novels from the Queen of Crime. In …

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    Book 3, 4

    The Patricia Cornwell CD Audio Treasury: All That Remains / Cruel & Unusual
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    4.17     · 286 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1999 · 13 editions
    Two great Patricia Cornwell audio titles for the p…

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    Book 3-5

    Cruel and Unusual / Body of Evidence / All That Remains: Audio Collection
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    4.48     · 156 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1995 · 2 editions
    Patricia Cornwell reads from three of her finest t…

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    Book 4, 5

    Une peine d'exception / La séquence des corps
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    3.57     · 21 Ratings · 2 editions
    French version omnibus of Cruel & Unusual and The …

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    Book 4-6

    A Second Scarpetta Omnibus: Cruel And Unusual / The Body Farm / From Potter's Field
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    4.13     · 215 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1990 · 2 editions
    Book by Patricia Cornwell

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    Book 5, 6

    The Body Farm / From Potter's Field
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    4.42     · 410 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition
    This great-value double-pack contains books five a…

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    Book 5-7

    The Body Farm / From Potter's Field / Cause of Death: Three Book Set
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    4.23     · 124 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2003 · 1 edition
    Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta Three Book Set (…

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    Book 5-8

    Kay Scarpetta 2: La Sequence Des Corps / Une Mort Sans Nom / Morts En Eaux Troubles / Mordoc
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    4.16     · 45 Ratings · published 2001 · 1 edition

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    Book 7, 8

    Trübe Wasser Sind Kalt / Der Keim Des Verderbens
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    3.91     · 35 Ratings · 3 editions

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    Book 7, 8, 9, 10, 13

    Cause of Death / Unnatural Exposure / Point of Origin / Black Notice / Trace
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    4.45     · 707 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2011 · 2 editions
    Patricia Cornwell has won countless awards for her…

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    Book 7-9

    A Third Scarpetta Omnibus: Cause Of Death / Unnatural Exposure / Point Of Origin
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    4.31     · 248 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2001 · 2 editions
    CAUSE OF DEATH - New year's Eve & the final murder…

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