Order of Kay Scarpetta Books

Order of Kay Scarpetta Books


Kay Scarpetta is a character from American author Patricia Cornwell. She comprises the majority of Cornwell’s work, with Cornwell even coming out with a couple of non-fiction books based around the character. Cornwell’s Scarpetta novels are widely considered to be her best work.

The Kay Scarpetta book series falls under the crime genre. Scarpetta is a perfectionist, which translates to her work as a Chief Medical Examiner and also cooking at home. Angelina Jolie is set to play the character on the silver screen. Below is a list of Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta novels in order:

Publication Order of Kay Scarpetta Books

Postmortem

(1990)

Body of Evidence

(1991)

All That Remains

(1992)

Cruel and Unusual

(1993)

The Body Farm

(1994)

From Potter’s Field

(1995)

Cause of Death

(1996)

Unnatural Exposure

(1997)

Point of Origin

(1998)

Black Notice

(1999)

The Last Precinct

(2000)

Blow Fly

(2003)

Trace

(2004)

Predator

(2005)

Book of the Dead

(2007)

Scarpetta

(2008)

The Scarpetta Factor

(2009)

Port Mortuary

(2010)

Red Mist

(2011)

The Bone Bed

(2012)

Dust

(2013)

Flesh and Blood

(2014)

Depraved Heart

(2015)

Chaos

(2016)

Autopsy

(2021)

Livid

(2022)

Unnatural Death

(2023)

Identity Unknown

(2024)