Postmortem

Patricia Cornwell

Dec 2009 · Kay Scarpetta Book 1 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this eBook

The inspiration for the Prime Video series Scarpetta—starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis!

Discover the “dazzling...fascinating” (Los Angeles Times) novel that launched the popular Kay Scarpetta series, from the New York Times #1 bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell.

Patricia Cornwell’s debut novel Postmortem introduces one of crime fiction’s most compelling characters: gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. Cornwell’s gift for combining cutting-edge criminology with nerve-shattering suspense makes this book a true modern classic.

Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a monster strikes, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Kay Scarpetta suspects the worst: a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer whose signature offers precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she calls on the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman. But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because it’s being sabotaged from within—and someone wants her dead.

Ratings and reviews

This book was very exciting and very excellent and good Writing and really exciting Author in Patricia Cornwell she is a very excellent Writer and a very good plot and good Characters.Very nice reading.This was very good at the way she wrote it about the Dr. Scapella. and the other characters introduced.

This is my most favorite series since I found them 5 yrs ago and the best part is they don't get repetitive or old each one keeps you turning the page to see what happens next and the characters are wonderful I love Marino and Kay and Lucy is a great series to get into and a new one Is Coming out in Nov 2013 Yay you can never have enough Scarpetta!

I could not put this book down. I found myself totally immersed in the story and lost all track of time. Loved this book! Highly recommend.

About the author

Patricia Cornwell is recognized as one of the world’s top bestselling crime authors with novels translated into thirty-six languages in more than 120 countries. Her novels have won numerous prestigious awards including the Edgar, the Creasey, the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Prix du Roman d’Aventure. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written a definitive book about Jack the Ripper, a biography, and two more fiction series among others. Cornwell, a licensed helicopter pilot and scuba diver, actively researches the cutting-edge forensic technologies that inform her work. She was born in Miami, grew up in Montreat, NC, and now lives and works in Boston. Find out more at PatriciaCornwell.com, at Facebook.com/Patricia.Cornwell, on Twitter: @1pcornwell, and on Instagram: @1pcornwell.