Author guide
Patricia Cornwell Books in Order
Patricia Cornwell is an American author whose fiction centers on forensic investigation, especially in the long-running Kay Scarpetta series. She has also written the Andy Brazil and Judy Hammer novels, the Win Garano and Captain Calli Chase series, nonfiction about Jack the Ripper, biography, cookbooks, children's fiction, and memoir.
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Start with one of these
Postmortem
First novel and the opening volume of the Kay Scarpetta series.
Quantum
Opening volume of the Captain Calli Chase series.
Hornet's Nest
Opening volume of the Andy Brazil and Judy Hammer series.
At Risk
Opening volume of the Win Garano series.
Chasing the Ripper
Opening volume of the Jack the Ripper nonfiction series.
A Time for Remembering: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham
Earliest separately published book and first biography.
True Crime: A Memoir
Standalone memoir about Cornwell's life and career.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · ongoing
Kay Scarpetta
Forensic-thriller novels featuring chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta.
- 1 PostmortemAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1990
- 2
Body of EvidenceAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1991
- 3
All That RemainsAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1992
- 4
Cruel and UnusualAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1993
- 5
The Body FarmAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1994
- 6
From Potter's FieldAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1995
- 7
Cause of DeathAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 1996
- 8
Unnatural ExposureAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 1997
- 9
Point of OriginAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 1998
- 10
Black NoticeAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 1999
- 11
The Last PrecinctAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 2000
- 12
Blow FlyAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 2003
- 13
TraceAmazon ↗Book 13 · novel · 2004
- 14
PredatorAmazon ↗Book 14 · novel · 2005
- 15 Book of the DeadAmazon ↗
Book 15 · novel · 2007
- 16
ScarpettaAmazon ↗Book 16 · novel · 2008
- 17
The Scarpetta FactorAmazon ↗Book 17 · novel · 2009
- 18
Port MortuaryAmazon ↗Book 18 · novel · 2010
- 19
Red MistAmazon ↗Book 19 · novel · 2011
- 20
The Bone BedAmazon ↗Book 20 · novel · 2012
- 21
DustAmazon ↗Book 21 · novel · 2013
- 22
Flesh and BloodAmazon ↗Book 22 · novel · 2014
- 23
Depraved HeartAmazon ↗Book 23 · novel · 2015
- 24
ChaosAmazon ↗Book 24 · novel · 2016
- 25
AutopsyAmazon ↗Book 25 · novel · 2021
- 26
LividAmazon ↗Book 26 · novel · 2022
- 27
Unnatural DeathAmazon ↗Book 27 · novel · 2023
- 28
Identity UnknownAmazon ↗Book 28 · novel · 2024
- 29
Sharp ForceAmazon ↗Book 29 · novel · 2025
novel series · completed
Andy Brazil and Judy Hammer
Crime novels featuring police chief Judy Hammer and reporter Andy Brazil.
novel series · completed
Win Garano
Crime-thriller series featuring Massachusetts investigator Win Garano.
nonfiction series · completed
Jack the Ripper
Nonfiction investigations of Jack the Ripper and Walter Sickert.
Outside the series
