Order of Patricia Cornwell Books

Order of Patricia Cornwell Books

Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell is an American author of crime fiction novels. She is best known for her popular Kay Scarpetta crime series. She has two other series as well – the Andy Brazil and At Risk series. Beyond her renowned work in fiction, Cornwell made headlines in 2002 when she published a controversial book claiming she had evidence to support that Walter Sickert was Jack The Ripper.

Patricia became a published author in 1990, beginning her Kay Scarpetta series. Below is a list of Patricia Cornwell’s books in order of when they were published:

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)

Publication Order of Andy Brazil/Judy Hammer Books

Hornet’s Nest

(1996)

Southern Cross

(1998)

Isle of Dogs

(2001)

Publication Order of Captain Chase Books

Quantum

(2019)

Spin

(2020)

Publication Order of Winston Garano Books

At Risk

(2006)

The Front

(2008)

Publication Order of Picture Books

Life’s Little Fable

(1999)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Ruth, A Portrait: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham

(1983)

Scarpetta’s Winter Table

(1998)

Food to Die For: Secrets From Kay Scarpetta’s Kitchen

(2001)

Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper – Case Closed

(2002)

Chasing the Ripper

(2014)

Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert

(2017)

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction

(2002)