Author

Patricia Cornwell

38 books · 6 series · 34 readers

Patricia Cornwell is an American crime writer, born in 1956, best known for her Scarpetta novels, which follow medical examiner Kay Scarpetta through titles such as Postmortem and Black Notice. Most of the stories are set in Richmond, Virginia, and their close attention to forensic science has influenced later television portrayals of police work. Her books have sold more than 120 million copies, and she has also written the nonfiction Portrait of a Killer on Jack the Ripper.

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Most popular

  1. Cause of DeathCause of DeathScarpetta · Book 73.02 readers
  2. Black NoticeBlack NoticeScarpetta · Book 103.02 readers
  3. At RiskAt RiskWin Garano · Book 14.01 reader
  4. PostmortemPostmortemScarpetta · Book 14.01 reader
  5. Body of EvidenceBody of EvidenceScarpetta · Book 23.01 reader

All books

38 books

1746

  1. At Risk

    Win Garano · Book 1

    4.0(1)

1990

  1. Postmortem

    Scarpetta · Book 1

    4.0(1)

1991

  1. Body of Evidence

    Scarpetta · Book 2

    3.0(1)

1992

  1. All That Remains

    Scarpetta · Book 3

    3.0(1)

1994

  1. Cruel & Unusual

    Scarpetta · Book 4

    3.0(1)
  2. The Body Farm

    Scarpetta · Book 5

    3.0(1)
  3. Unnatural Death

    Scarpetta · Book 27

1995

  1. From Potter's Field

    Scarpetta · Book 6

    4.0(1)

1996

  1. Hornet's Nest

    Andy Brazil · Book 1

  2. Cause of Death

    Scarpetta · Book 7

    3.0(1)

1997

  1. Unnatural Exposure

    Scarpetta · Book 8

    3.0(1)
  2. Autopsy

    Scarpetta · Book 25

1998

  1. Southern Cross

    Andy Brazil · Book 2

  2. Scarpetta's Winter Table

    Kay Scarpetta · Book 9.5

    3.0(1)
  3. Point of Origin

    Scarpetta · Book 9

    3.0(1)

2000

  1. Book of the Dead

    Kay Scarpetta (15)

  2. Black Notice

    Scarpetta · Book 10

    3.0(1)

2001

  1. Isle of Dogs

    Andy Brazil · Book 2

  2. The Last Precinct

    Scarpetta · Book 11

    3.0(1)

2003

  1. Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed

    Standalone

    1.0(1)
  2. Blow Fly

    Scarpetta · Book 12

    3.0(1)

2004

  1. Trace

    Scarpetta · Book 13

    3.0(1)

2005

  1. Predator

    Scarpetta · Book 14

    3.0(1)

2008

  1. Scarpetta

    Scarpetta · Book 16

    3.0(1)
  2. The Front

    Win Garano · Book 2

2009

  1. The Scarpetta Factor

    Scarpetta · Book 17

    3.0(1)

2010

  1. Port Mortuary

    Scarpetta · Book 18

    3.0(1)

2011

  1. Red Mist

    Scarpetta · Book 19

    3.0(1)

2012

  1. The Bone Bed

    Scarpetta · Book 20

    3.0(1)

2013

  1. Dust

    Scarpetta

    3.0(1)

2014

  1. Flesh and Blood

    Scarpetta · Book 22

    3.0(1)

2015

  1. Depraved Heart

    Scarpetta · Book 23

    3.0(1)

2016

  1. Chaos

    Dr. Kay Scarpetta thriller

    3.0(1)

2021

  1. Livid

    Scarpetta · Book 26

2024

  1. Identity Unknown

    Scarpetta · Book 28

2025

  1. Sharp Force

    Kay Scarpetta

2026

  1. True Crime

    Standalone

    New

2027

  1. Rapid and Fatal

    Kay Scarpetta · Book 30

    New