Kay Scarpetta Books in Order
24 books by Patricia Cornwell · 1990-2016 · Crime , Mystery , Thriller
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Postmortem | 1990 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Body of Evidence | 1991 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | All That Remains | 1992 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | The Body Farm | 1994 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | From Potter's Field | 1995 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | Cause of Death | 1996 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | Unnatural Exposure | 1997 | Amazon |
| 9 |  | Point of Origin | 1998 | Amazon |
| 10 |  | Black Notice | 1999 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | The Last Precinct | 2000 | Amazon |
| 12 |  | Blow Fly | 2003 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | Trace | 2004 | Amazon |
| 14 |  | Predator | 2005 | Amazon |
| 15 |  | Book of the Dead | 2007 | Amazon |
| 16 |  | Scarpetta | 2008 | Amazon |
| 17 |  | The Scarpetta Factor | 2009 | Amazon |
| 18 |  | Port Mortuary | 2010 | Amazon |
| 19 |  | Red Mist | 2011 | Amazon |
| 20 |  | The Bone Bed | 2012 | Amazon |
| 21 |  | Dust | 2013 | Amazon |
| 22 |  | Flesh and blood | 2014 | Amazon |
| 23 |  | Depraved Heart | 2015 | Amazon |
| 24 |  | Chaos | 2016 | Amazon |
| — |  | Cruel and Unusual | 1993 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
Where to start with Kay Scarpetta
Most readers start with Postmortem, the earliest book in the series. Where entries are not numbered by the publisher, we list them by publication date.
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Kay Scarpetta series FAQ
- How many books are in the Kay Scarpetta series?
- There are 24 books in the Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell, published between 1990 and 2016.
- What is the first Kay Scarpetta book?
- Postmortem, published in 1990, is the first book in the Kay Scarpetta series.
- What is the latest Kay Scarpetta book?
- Chaos (2016) is the most recent Kay Scarpetta book in our catalogue.
- Do you have to read the Kay Scarpetta books in order?
- The Kay Scarpetta books are not numbered by the publisher. Most readers start with Postmortem and follow publication order, which is the order listed above.
