Author: Patricia Cornwell

A pulse-pounding #1 New York Times bestseller! Dr. Kay Scarpetta traces the hidden links between a horrifying series of murders — and risks becoming the next entry in the killer’s book of victims…

In this provocative thriller, forensic expert Kay Scarpetta is surrounded by familiar faces, yet traveling down the unfamiliar road of fame….It is the week before Christmas. A tanking economy has prompted Dr. Kay Scarpetta—despite her busy schedule and her continuing work as the senior forensic analyst for CNN—to offer her services pro bono to New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical … Chief Medical Examiner. In no time at all, her increased visibility seems to precipitate a string of unexpected and unsettling events, culminating in an ominous package—possibly a bomb—showing up at the front desk of the apartment building…

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author: After a body is discovered on MIT’s campus, Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta suspects the case is connected to her computer-genius niece. “When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell” (The New York Times Book Review).

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author: When chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta receives a disturbing video of her beloved niece, she is swept into a case that will challenge her like never before… An “altogether satisfying” psychological thriller (Kirkus Reviews).

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a page-turning mystery! Forensic genius Kay Scarpetta races to unmask a serial sniper — and finds evidence implicating her own niece. “Thrilling… Fans may be pleasantly shocked” (Publishers Weekly).

1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell returns to the chilling world of gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta in this suspense classic. An unidentified nude female sits propped against a fountain in Central Park. There are no signs of struggle. When Dr. Kay Scarpetta and her colleagues Benton Wesley and Pete Marino arrive on the scene, they instantly recognize the signature of serial killer … killer Temple Brooks Gault. Scarpetta, on assignment with the FBI, visits the New York City morgue on Christmas morning, where she must use her forensic expertise to give a name to the nameless–a difficult task. But as…

With All That Remains, #1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell returns to the chilling world of gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta for the third installment of the classic suspense fiction series that begins with Postmortem. In Richmond, Virginia, young lovers are dying. So far, four couples in the area have disappeared, only to be found months later as mutilated corpses. When the daughter of … mutilated corpses. When the daughter of the president’s newest drug czar vanishes along with her boyfriend, Dr. Kay Scarpetta knows time is short. Following a macabre trail of evidence that ties the present homicides to a…

Now in a new premium edition, #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell’s suspense fiction classic, featuring gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. A reclusive author, Beryl Madison finds no safe haven from months of menacing phone calls–or the tormented feeling that her every move is being watched. When the writer is found slain in her own home, Kay Scarpetta pieces together the … Scarpetta pieces together the intricate forensic evidence–while unwittingly edging closer to a killer waiting in the shadows.more

-A knockout- (People) of a thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. -Killing me won’t kill the beast- are the last words of rapist-murderer Ronnie Joe Waddell, written four days before his execution. But they can’t explain how Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds Waddell’s fingerprints on another crime scene–after she’d performed his … she’d performed his autopsy. If this is some sort of game, Scarpetta seems to be the target. And if the next victim is someone she knows, the punishment will be cruel and unusual…more

Now Patricia Cornwell brings her millions of readers a novel concerning crimes with roots in a murder from the distant past.  When Kay Scarpetta is mandated to investigate the 400 year-old violent death of one of America’s first settlers at Jamestown, Virginia, it seems like the perfect match: modern technology’s savviest avatar versus an age-old crime.  Kay’s involvement in the case attracts … headlines, and more-the unwelcome ire of a person or persons unknown.Kay and those closest to her soon find themselves the targets of vicious hate crimes that are clearly inspired by her connection to the archaeological excavation.  At first more nuisance…