Postmortem
1990 • 356 pages

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Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a monster strikes, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Kay Scarpetta suspects the worst: a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer whose signature offers precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she calls on the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman. But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because it’s being sabotaged from within—and someone wants her dead.


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#1 in Kay Scarpetta

Kay Scarpetta is a 27-book series with 26 released primary works first released in 1990 with contributions by Patricia Cornwell and Patricia Daniels Cornwell.

#1
Postmortem
#2
Body of Evidence
#3
All That Remains
#4
Cruel and Unusual
#6
From Potter's Field
#7
Cause Of Death
#8
Unnatural Exposure
#9
Point of Origin
#9.5
Scarpetta's Winter Table
#10
Black Notice
#11
The Last Precinct
#12
Blow Fly

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A little bit American for my taste (who knew), but if you like that, then it's very well done.

August 26, 2023

Wow! I'd heard this book was good and I wasn't disappointed. A real page turner that had me on the edge of my seat as it drew to the end. Highly recommended. Will definitely be reading some more Patricia Cornwell books.

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