This is the first in the Kay Scarpetta series introducing us to the medical examiner who also does her own fair share of detective work. Said to have inspired many a TV show such as the CSI series, these books have plenty of scientific detail and excellent plot lines to keep you gripped until the end.
Books in The Kay Scarpetta Series:
1. Postmortem
10. Black Notice
12. Blow Fly
13. Trace
14. Predator
15. Book of the Dead
16. Scarpetta
18. Post Mortuary
19. Red Mist
20. The Bone Bed
21. Dust
The first Dr Kay Scarpetta Mystery, which won five international awards when it was first published. A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedroom. There is no pattern: the killer appears to strike at random - but always early on Saturday mornings.
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The first Dr Kay Scarpetta Mystery, which won five international awards when it was first published. A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedroom.
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Postmortem was written by Patricia Cornwell and published by Little, Brown Book Group
Postmortem has 420 pages
Yes it is part of Scarpetta Series series
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