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Key Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
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items Enter the world of Dr. Kay Scarpetta, the Chief Medical Examiner who changed the face of crime fiction. Patricia Cornwell’s iconic series blends cutting-edge forensic science with gripping suspense and complex character development. Whether you're a ... #kayscarpetta #patriciacornwell #crimethriller #forensics #mysterybooks #bookstagram #thrillerseries #mustread #detectivenovels #murdermystery
Sections
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The Foundation (Where to Start)
High Stakes & Iconic Villains
The Modern Era
More from the Scarpetta Series
The Foundation (Where to Start)
The book that started it all. This is the only novel to win five major crime awards in a single year. A chilling introduction to Kay Scarpetta and her fight for justice through science.
Postmortem
Following a brutal murder in Richmond, Scarpetta finds herself in the crosshairs. This sequel solidified the series as a must-read for fans of procedural suspense.
Body of Evidence
A masterclass in atmospheric writing. Scarpetta hunts a serial killer targeting young couples, showcasing the gritty reality of forensic work.
All That Remains: Scarpetta 3
High Stakes & Iconic Villains
One of the most famous titles in the series. It introduces the real-life research facility and pushes Kay’s expertise to the limit in a small-town mystery.
The Body Farm
The ultimate showdown with Temple Gault, one of the series' most terrifying antagonists. A dark, snowy, and incredibly tense installment.
From Potter's Field: Scarpetta (Book 6)
A complex conspiracy that takes Kay underwater. This book showcases her bravery and the high-tech evolution of her investigations.
Cause of Death: Scarpetta (Book 7)
The Modern Era
A brilliant return to form. Scarpetta returns to Virginia as a chief medical examiner, dealing with a crime scene that might actually be in outer space.
Autopsy: A Scarpetta Novel
A haunting discovery in the wilderness leads to a case that is as much about politics as it is about forensics. Cornwell at her modern best.
Unnatural Death: A Scarpetta Novel
More from the Scarpetta Series
Explore the rest of the cases—each one a unique puzzle of science and suspense."
A psychopath with an intimate knowledge of death has a personal vendetta against Kay Scarpetta—and many different plans to kill her. . . .
Unnatural Exposure: Scarpetta (Book 8)
In this “gripping” (People) thriller, the clues to a series of remorseless killings go up in smoke—and only Kay Scarpetta can find them.
Point of Origin: Scarpetta (Book 9)
Dr. Kay Scarpetta is on a deadly mission that will pull her in two opposite directions: toward protecting her career or toward the truth . . .
Black Notice: Scarpetta (Book 10)
Dr. Kay Scarpetta must prove her innocence and clear her name in this “cunningly designed [and] ingeniously laid out”
The Last Precinct: Scarpetta (Book 11)
A cold case turns red-hot when a death-row inmate renews his acquaintance with Dr. Kay Scarpetta in this “utterly chilling [and] grisly, fast-paced thriller”
Blow Fly: Scarpetta (Book 12)
Going home is never easy, especially for Dr. Kay Scarpetta, whose chance at redemption in comes at a cost to her soul in this “rich and satisfying
Trace: Scarpetta (Book 13)
Investigating a case that stretches from steamy Florida to snowbound Boston, Dr. Kay Scarpetta follows clues that twist and turn, leading her into the psychopathic depths of a jailed serial killer’s mind. . . .
Predator: Scarpetta (Book 14)
Dr. Kay Scarpetta must solve a string of murders more baffling—and terrifying—than any that have come before.
Book of the Dead
Dr. Kay Scarpetta undertakes a harrowing chase through cyberspace and the all-too-real streets of New York City, leading her much too close to home.
Scarpetta
In this “insistent and gripping thriller” (The Star-Ledger) from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, forensic expert Kay Scarpetta is surrounded by familiar faces, yet travels down the unfamiliar road of fame. . . .
The Scarpetta Factor
More than twenty years into her career, Kay Scarpetta is confronted with a case that could ruin her professionally—and personally . . .
Port Mortuary: Scarpetta (Book 18)
Dr. Kay Scarpetta’s investigation leads her into a terrifying terrain of conspiracy and potential terrorism on an international scale in this red-hot thriller
Red Mist: Scarpetta (Book 19)
Dr. Kay Scarpetta’s investigation takes her to the prehistoric age—and alarmingly close to home—in this “nail-bitingly . . . suspenseful” (The City Paper) thriller
The Bone Bed
In this novel of “nail-biting suspense” (The Boston Globe) from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, Kay Scarpetta is thrust deep into the dark world of designer drugs, drone technology, organized crime, and shocking corruption at ...
Dust
It’s Dr. Kay Scarpetta’s birthday and she’s about to head to Miami for a vacation with her FBI profiler husband Benton Wesley when she notices seven pennies on a wall behind their Cambridge house. Is this a kids’ game?
Flesh and Blood
Patricia Cornwell’s 23rd Scarpetta novel is a “heart-stopping, paranoia-fueled, propulsively readable, viscerally suspenseful, disconcertingly shifty”* thriller in which Kay must save her niece from a diabolical set-up.
Depraved Heart: A Scarpetta Novel
On a late summer evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dr. Kay Scarpetta and her investigative partner, Pete Marino, respond to a call about a dead bicyclist near the Kennedy School of Government. It appears that a young woman has been attacked with a...
Chaos: A Scarpetta Novel
In this thrilling installment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protes...
Livid: A Scarpetta Novel
Summoned to an abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr. Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once had an intense love affair with.
Identity Unknown
During the early hours of Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta receives a chilling call. The Phantom Slasher has struck again.
Sharp Force