Kay Scarpetta Books in Order

  1. Postmortem

    Published: 1990

  2. Body of Evidence

    Published: 1991

  3. All That Remains

    Published: 1992

  4. Cruel and Unusual

    Published: 1993

  5. The Body Farm

    Published: 1994

  6. From Potter's Field

    Published: 1995

  7. Cause of Death

    Published: 1996

  8. Unnatural Exposure

    Published: 1997

  9. Point of Origin

    Published: 1998

  10. Black Notice

    Published: 1999

  11. The Last Precinct

    Published: 2000

  12. Blow Fly

    Published: 2003

  13. Trace

    Published: 2004

  14. Predator

    Published: 2005

  15. Book of the Dead

    Published: 2007

  16. Scarpetta

    Published: 2008

  17. The Scarpetta Factor

    Published: 2009

  18. Port Mortuary

    Published: 2010

  19. Red Mist

    Published: 2011

  20. The Bone Bed

    Published: 2012

  21. Dust

    Published: 2013

  22. Flesh and Blood

    Published: 2014

  23. Depraved Heart

    Published: 2015

  24. Chaos

    Published: 2016

  25. Autopsy

    Published: 2021

  26. Livid

    Published: 2022

  27. Unnatural Death

    Published: 2023

  28. Identity Unknown

    Published: 2024

  29. Sharp Force

    Published: 2025

Kay Scarpetta Books in Order

by Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta is a forensic pathologist whose medical expertise and dogged investigation style make her a formidable detective. The series grounds crime fiction in autopsy details and lab work, with Scarpetta's personal life constantly threatened by the cases she pursues.