Patricia Cornwell

6 summariesThriller, Mystery, Young Adult

Patricia Cornwell is an American author known for her crime fiction, particularly featuring forensic science and investigative themes. Her notable works include "Body of Evidence," "The Body Farm," "Unnatural Exposure," "Black Notice," and "All That Remains," which explore complex characters and intricate plots within the genre. Cornwell's writing often reflects her background in journalism and her interest in criminal psychology.

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Books by Patricia Cornwell

6 books available

Postmortem
Patricia Cornwell
4.0 (212k) average on GoodreadsThriller
Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta must find a serial killer known as 'Mr. Nobody' in a city paralyzed by fear, battling sabotage and threats from within the police department as she races against time.
Body of Evidence
Patricia Cornwell
4.0 (68k) average on GoodreadsThriller
A reclusive writer is nearly decapitated in her home, and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta must uncover literary jealousy and personal secrets to learn why the victim let her killer in, as Scarpetta's own life becomes a nightmare.
The Body Farm
Patricia Cornwell
4.0 (67k) average on GoodreadsThriller
Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta investigates a secluded 'body farm' to solve the murder of an 11-year-old girl, uncovering a truth that shatters a small North Carolina town.
Unnatural Exposure
Patricia Cornwell
4.1 (54k) average on GoodreadsThriller
Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta hunts a shadowy bioterrorist using virtual reality and forensic science, all while battling a rival investigator and a public panicked by a gruesome trail of headless, limbless bodies.
Black Notice
Patricia Cornwell
3.9 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller
Dr. Kay Scarpetta's investigation into a decomposed stowaway's remains on a cargo ship spirals into an international conspiracy, forcing her to risk her career and life from Richmond to the morgues of Paris.
All That Remains
Patricia Cornwell
4.4 (779) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult
Young lovers disappear and reappear as mutilated bodies in Richmond. Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta races to connect present horrors to a past killer before the President's daughter becomes the next victim.