All That Remains cover

Body of Evidence cover

Postmortem cover

Kay Scarpetta

A Mystery Series by Patricia Cornwell

Postmortem is the first book of the Kay Scarpetta series

FIRST PUBLISHED 1990

NUMBER OF BOOKS 30 books

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Forensic thrillers with grisly lab detail
Serial killer hunts that get brutally personal
High-tech crime solving under relentless pressure

Book Series In Order

Postmortem

1

Postmortem

Body of Evidence

2

Body of Evidence

All That Remains

3

All That Remains

Cruel and Unusual

4

Cruel and Unusual

The Body Farm

5

The Body Farm

From Potter's Field

6

From Potter's Field

Cause of Death

7

Cause of Death

Unnatural Exposure

8

Unnatural Exposure

Point of Origin

9

Point of Origin

Black Notice

10

Black Notice

The Last Precinct

11

The Last Precinct

Blow Fly

12

Blow Fly

Trace

13

Trace

Predator

14

Predator

Book of the Dead

15

Book of the Dead

Scarpetta

16

Scarpetta

The Scarpetta Factor

17

The Scarpetta Factor

Port Mortuary

18

Port Mortuary

Red Mist

19

Red Mist

The Bone Bed

20

The Bone Bed

Dust

21

Dust

Flesh and Blood

22

Flesh and Blood

Depraved Heart: A Scarpetta Novel

23

Depraved Heart: A Scarpetta Novel

Chaos

24

Chaos

Autopsy

25

Autopsy

Livid

26

Livid

Unnatural Death

27

Unnatural Death

Identity Unknown

28

Identity Unknown

Sharp Force

29

Sharp Force

Rapid and Fatal

30

Rapid and Fatal

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Scarpetta's Winter Table

Scarpetta's Winter Table

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Food To Die For: Secrets From Kay Scarpetta's Kitchen

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