Patricia Cornwell Novels in Order
It's been 30 years since Postmortem was published paving the way for other forensic crime authors such as Kathy Reichs and Tess Gerritsen. I have grouped the novels of Patricia Cornwell by series. For the Scarpetta novels, I would recommend reading these in order, as we follow Kay and her team through their lives.
The Scarpetta Novels
- Postmortem (1990)
- Body of Evidence (1991)
- All that Remains (1992)
- Cruel and Unusual (1993)
- The Body Farm (1994)
- From Potter's Field (1995)
- Cause of Death (1996)
- Unnatural Exposure (1997)
- Point of Origin (1998)
- Black Notice (1999)
- The Last Precinct (2000)
- Blow Fly (2003)
- Trace (2004)
- Predator (2005)
- Book of the Dead (2006)
- Scarpetta (2008)
- The Scarpetta Factor (2009)
- Port Mortuary (2010)
- Red Mist (2011)
- The Bone Bed (2012)
- Dust (2013)
- Flesh and Blood (2014)
- Depraved Heart (2015)
- Chaos (2016)
- Autopsy (2021)
- Livid (2022)
- Unnatural Death (2023)
Andy Brazil Novels
- Hornet's Nest (1997)
- Southern Cross (1998)
- Isle of Dogs (2001)
Win Garano Series
- At Risk (2006)
- The Front (2008)
Non-Fiction
- Ruth, A Portrait: The Story of Ruth Graham Bell (1997)
- Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed (2002)
- Chasing the Ripper (2014)
- Ripper (2017)
Other Works
- Scarpetta's Winter Table (1998)
- Life's Little Fable (1999)
- Food to Die For: Stories from Kay Scarpetta's Kitchen (2001)
Captain Chase Series
- Quantum (2019)
- Spin (2021)