Unnatural Death: A Scarpetta Novel

Patricia Cornwell

Nov 2023 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing

About this ebook

From a New York Times bestselling author, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta works to solve the baffling case of two mauled bodies in the woods and the mysteriously large footprint found nearby.

SCARPETTA, based on the character Dr. Kay Scarpetta, is soon to be a streaming series starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.

In this thrilling installment of the Scarpetta series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.   

The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.     

After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this savage, and why.

Ratings and reviews

Fast action, famous characters, scientific expertise. Another hit does not disappoint fans. Count me in!

for a sample, this is already my next vook on Google Books!! 🙌🙌❤️❤️ I love Patricia Cornwell's books. I always look forward to the next Scarpetta novel. I've been reading that series for years since From Potter's Field. I was hooked ever since then ❤️❤️🧸

Good read. Awesome attention to detail with unexpected plot twists.

About the author

Patricia Cornwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and widely considered one of the world's top crime writers. In 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventures—the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. Growing into an international phenomenon, the Scarpetta series won Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development.

Today, Cornwell’s novels and iconic characters are known around the world. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written the definitive nonfiction account of Jack the Ripper’s identity, cookbooks, a children’s book, a biography of Ruth Graham, and three other fictional series based on the characters Win Garano, Andy Brazil, and Captain Calli Chase. Cornwell continues exploring the latest space-age technologies and threats relevant to contemporary life. Her interests range from the morgue to artificial intelligence and include visits to Interpol, the Pentagon, the U.S. Secret Service, and NASA.

Cornwell was born in Miami. She grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston.