Kay Scarpetta Series

27 primary works • 44 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

by Patricia Cornwell

4.03 · 243278 Ratings · 4059 Reviews · published 1990 · 15 editions

Four women with nothing in common, united only in …

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Book 2

Body of Evidence

Body of Evidence

by Patricia Cornwell

4.04 · 78386 Ratings · 1598 Reviews · published 1991 · 200 editions

After months of menacing phone calls and feeling t…

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Book 3

All That Remains

All That Remains

by Patricia Cornwell

4.07 · 70662 Ratings · 1347 Reviews · published 1992 · 3 editions

In Richmond, Virginia, young lovers are dying. So …

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Book 4

Cruel & Unusual

Cruel & Unusual

by Patricia Cornwell

4.13 · 109836 Ratings · 1214 Reviews · published 1993 · 36 editions

An earlier cover edition for this ISBN can be foun…

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Book 5

The Body Farm

by Patricia Cornwell

4.07 · 75162 Ratings · 1564 Reviews · published 1994 · 30 editions

The Body Farm - a research institute that tests th…

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Book 6

From Potter's Field

From Potter's Field

by Patricia Cornwell

4.05 · 59305 Ratings · 1069 Reviews · published 1995 · 180 editions

Christmas has never been a particularly good time …

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Book 7

Cause of Death

by Patricia Cornwell

3.95 · 51138 Ratings · 1087 Reviews · published 1996 · 7 editions

It is New Year's Eve, the last day of Virginia's b…

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Book 8

Unnatural Exposure

Unnatural Exposure

by Patricia Cornwell

4.07 · 60042 Ratings · 935 Reviews · published 1997 · 5 editions

See alternate cover edition here

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Book 9

Point of Origin

Point of Origin

by Patricia Cornwell

4.04 · 64245 Ratings · 913 Reviews · published 1998 · 160 editions

A farmhouse destroyed by fire
A body amongst the ru…

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Book 9.5

Scarpetta's Winter Table

Scarpetta's Winter Table

by Patricia Cornwell

3.55 · 2587 Ratings · 102 Reviews · published 1998 · 11 editions

Virginia's chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpett…

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Book 10

Black Notice

by Patricia Cornwell

3.91 · 41504 Ratings · 933 Reviews · published 1999 · 174 editions

An intriguing Dr Kay Scarpetta novel which will ta…

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Book 11

The Last Precinct

The Last Precinct

by Patricia Cornwell

3.89 · 38487 Ratings · 796 Reviews · published 2000 · 3 editions

Librarian's Note: This is an alternate-cover editi…

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Book 12

Blow Fly

by Patricia Cornwell

3.80 · 42737 Ratings · 1176 Reviews · published 2003 · 156 editions

In Blow Fly, Kay Scarpetta stands at the threshold…

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Book 13

Trace

by Patricia Cornwell

3.82 · 36006 Ratings · 1105 Reviews · published 2004 · 8 editions

Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing from South Flor…

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Book 14

Predator

by Patricia Cornwell

3.72 · 32885 Ratings · 1221 Reviews · published 2005 · 128 editions

Scarpetta, now freelancing with the National Foren…

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Book 15

Book of the Dead

Book of the Dead

by Patricia Cornwell

3.69 · 32709 Ratings · 1759 Reviews · published 2007 · 8 editions

Soon after relocating to Charleston, S.C., to laun…

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Book 16

Scarpetta

by Patricia Cornwell

3.80 · 33135 Ratings · 1790 Reviews · published 2008 · 7 editions

Leaving behind her private forensic pathology prac…

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Book 17

The Scarpetta Factor

The Scarpetta Factor

by Patricia Cornwell

3.74 · 26238 Ratings · 1529 Reviews · published 2009 · 124 editions

It is the week before Christmas and Dr Kay Scarpet…

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Book 18

Port Mortuary

by Patricia Cornwell

3.63 · 24586 Ratings · 1830 Reviews · published 2010 · 5 editions

Port Mortuary, the title of Patricia Cornwell's ei…

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Book 19

Red Mist

by Patricia Cornwell

3.81 · 26748 Ratings · 1927 Reviews · published 2011 · 87 editions

The new Kay Scarpetta novel from the world's #1 be…

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Book 20

The Bone Bed

by Patricia Cornwell

3.74 · 25170 Ratings · 2045 Reviews · published 2012 · 94 editions

A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone…

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Book 21

Dust

by Patricia Cornwell

3.67 · 21509 Ratings · 1853 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions

Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta…

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Book 22

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

by Patricia Cornwell

3.75 · 20946 Ratings · 1849 Reviews · published 2014 · 7 editions

It's a sunny morning in Cambridge, Massachusetts, …

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Book 23

Depraved Heart

by Patricia Cornwell

3.69 · 21217 Ratings · 1905 Reviews · published 2015 · 6 editions

Dr. Kay Scarpetta is working a highly suspicious d…

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Book 24

Chaos

by Patricia Cornwell

3.65 · 20027 Ratings · 1845 Reviews · published 2016 · 19 editions

#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Corn…

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Book 25

Autopsy

by Patricia Cornwell

3.84 · 20001 Ratings · 1721 Reviews · published 2021 · 4 editions

Scarpetta is back! In this twenty-fifth in the ele…

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Book 26

Livid

by Patricia Cornwell

3.94 · 19543 Ratings · 1327 Reviews · published 2022 · 30 editions

In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Corn…

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Book 27

Unnatural Death

Unnatural Death

by Patricia Cornwell

4.03 · 9897 Ratings · 718 Reviews · published 2023 · 16 editions

In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Corn…

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Book 1-2

The First Scarpetta Collection: Postmortem / Body of Evidence

The First Scarpetta Collection: Postmortem / Body of Evidence

by Patricia Cornwell

4.32 · 1007 Ratings · 35 Reviews · published 1995 · 19 editions

Fans of Patricia Cornwell, the number one megastar…

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Book 1,3

Postmortem / All That Remains Omnibus

Postmortem / All That Remains Omnibus

by Patricia Cornwell

4.34 · 190 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2003 · 1 edition

POSTMORTEM The first Dr Kay Scarpetta novel which …

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Book 1-3

Postmortem / Body of Evidence / All That Remains

Postmortem / Body of Evidence / All That Remains

by Patricia Cornwell

4.30 · 610 Ratings · 24 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

Kay Scarpetta 1: Postmortem / Memoires Mortes / Et Il Restera Que Poussiere / Une Peine D'Exception

by Patricia Cornwell

4.23 · 99 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1990 · 2 editions

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Book 2, 4

Isle of Dogs / Cruel and Unusual / Body of Evidence: Gift Set

Isle of Dogs / Cruel and Unusual / Body of Evidence: Gift Set

by Patricia Cornwell

4.18 · 161 Ratings · 4 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

The Patricia Cornwell CD Audio Treasury: All That Remains / Cruel & Unusual

by Patricia Cornwell

4.18 · 279 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1999 · 5 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

Cruel and Unusual / Body of Evidence / All That Remains: Audio Collection

by Patricia Cornwell

4.50 · 151 Ratings · published 1995 · 2 editions

Patricia Cornwell reads from three of her finest t…

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Book 4, 5

$Une peine d'exception \ La séquence des corps$

Une peine d'exception \ La séquence des corps

by Patricia Cornwell

3.61 · 18 Ratings · 1 edition

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

A Second Scarpetta Omnibus: Cruel And Unusual / The Body Farm / From Potter's Field

by Patricia Cornwell

4.14 · 208 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1990 · 2 editions

Book by Patricia Cornwell

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Book 5, 6

The Body Farm / From Potter's Field

The Body Farm / From Potter's Field

by Patricia Cornwell

4.42 · 387 Ratings · 5 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

The Body Farm / From Potter's Field / Cause of Death: Three Book Set

by Patricia Cornwell

4.21 · 120 Ratings · 1 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

Kay Scarpetta 2: La Sequence Des Corps / Une Mort Sans Nom / Morts En Eaux Troubles / Mordoc

by Patricia Cornwell

4.17 · 41 Ratings · published 2001 · 1 edition

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Book 7, 8

Trübe Wasser Sind Kalt / Der Keim Des Verderbens

Trübe Wasser Sind Kalt / Der Keim Des Verderbens

by Patricia Cornwell

3.93 · 29 Ratings · 3 editions

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Book 7, 8, 9, 10, 13

Patricia Cornwell Five Scarpetta Novels

Patricia Cornwell Five Scarpetta Novels

by Patricia Cornwell

4.46 · 642 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2011 · 7 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

A Third Scarpetta Omnibus: Cause Of Death / Unnatural Exposure / Point Of Origin

by Patricia Cornwell

4.28 · 237 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2001 · 3 editions

CAUSE OF DEATH - New year's Eve & the final murder…

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Book 11, 12, 14, 15

Four Scarpetta Novels: The Last Precinct / Blow Fly / Predator / The Book of the Dead

Four Scarpetta Novels: The Last Precinct / Blow Fly / Predator / The Book of the Dead

by Patricia Cornwell

4.18 · 152 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1996 · 1 edition

FOUR EXTRAORDINARY NOVELS FEATURING KAY SCARPETTA

F…

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