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Home / Authors / Patricia Cornwell Patricia Cornwell American author Patricia Cornwell is best known for the Kay Scarpetta forensic crime series. Her books have sold over 100 million copies worldwide, earning her critical acclaim and a lasting legacy in the thriller genre. This page provides the Patricia Cornwell books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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1983 Ruth, A Portrait: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1990 Postmortem POoKSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1991 Body of Evidence POoKSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1992 All That Remains POoKSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1993 Cruel and Unusual POoKSB · 4 Buy ↗ 1994 The Body Farm POoKSB · 5 Buy ↗ 1995 From Potter's Field POoKSB · 6 Buy ↗ 1996 Hornet's Nest POoABHB · 1 Buy ↗ 1996 Cause of Death POoKSB · 7 Buy ↗ 1997 Unnatural Exposure POoKSB · 8 Buy ↗ 1998 Scarpetta's Winter Table POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1998 Southern Cross POoABHB · 2 Buy ↗ 1998 Point of Origin POoKSB · 9 Buy ↗ 1999 Life's Little Fable POoPB · 1 Buy ↗ 1999 Black Notice POoKSB · 10 Buy ↗ 2000 The Last Precinct POoKSB · 11 Buy ↗ 2001 Isle of Dogs POoABHB · 3 Buy ↗ 2001 Food to Die For: Secrets From Kay Scarpetta's Kitchen POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2002 Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2003 Blow Fly POoKSB · 12 Buy ↗ 2004 Trace POoKSB · 13 Buy ↗ 2005 Predator POoKSB · 14 Buy ↗ 2006 At Risk POoWGB · 1 Buy ↗ 2007 Book of the Dead POoKSB · 15 Buy ↗ 2008 The Front POoWGB · 2 Buy ↗ 2008 Scarpetta POoKSB · 16 Buy ↗ 2009 The Scarpetta Factor POoKSB · 17 Buy ↗ 2010 Port Mortuary POoKSB · 18 Buy ↗ 2011 Red Mist POoKSB · 19 Buy ↗ 2012 The Bone Bed POoKSB · 20 Buy ↗ 2014 Chasing the Ripper POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2014 Flesh and Blood POoKSB · 22 Buy ↗ 2015 Depraved Heart POoKSB · 23 Buy ↗ 2016 Chaos POoKSB · 24 Buy ↗ 2017 Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2019 Quantum POoCCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2021 Autopsy POoKSB · 25 Buy ↗ 2022 Livid POoKSB · 26 Buy ↗ 2023 Unnatural Death POoKSB · 27 Buy ↗ 2024 Identity Unknown POoKSB · 28 Buy ↗ 2025 Sharp Force POoKSB · 29 Buy ↗ 2026 True Crime POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Captain Chase Books 2 books · 2019–2020
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 7 books · 1983–2026
01 Ruth, A Portrait: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham 1983 Buy ↗ 02 Scarpetta's Winter Table 1998 Buy ↗ 03 Food to Die For: Secrets From Kay Scarpetta's Kitchen 2001 Buy ↗ 04 Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed 2002 Buy ↗ 05 Chasing the Ripper 2014 Buy ↗ 06 Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Andy Brazil/Judy Hammer Books 3 books · 1996–2001
02 Southern Cross 1998 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Picture Books 1 book · 1999
01 Life's Little Fable 1999 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Kay Scarpetta Books 29 books · 1990–2025
02 Body of Evidence 1991 Buy ↗ 03 All That Remains 1992 Buy ↗ 04 Cruel and Unusual 1993 Buy ↗ 06 From Potter's Field 1995 Buy ↗ 07 Cause of Death 1996 Buy ↗ 08 Unnatural Exposure 1997 Buy ↗ 09 Point of Origin 1998 Buy ↗ 11 The Last Precinct 2000 Buy ↗ 15 Book of the Dead 2007 Buy ↗ 17 The Scarpetta Factor 2009 Buy ↗ 22 Flesh and Blood 2014 Buy ↗ 23 Depraved Heart 2015 Buy ↗ 27 Unnatural Death 2023 Buy ↗ 28 Identity Unknown 2024 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Winston Garano Books 2 books · 2006–2008