Kay Scarpetta book 25 · 2021
Autopsy
As Virginia’s new chief medical examiner, Scarpetta investigates a woman’s body found near her home, while also being asked to look into deaths aboard a secret space laboratory.
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Book facts
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- Series
- Kay Scarpetta, book 25 of 29
- Published
- 2021
- Setting
- Set in Richmond, Virginia
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in Autopsy
5 recurring or key characters from Patricia Cornwell’s chart.
Lead 1
- Kay ScarpettaChief medical examiner and forensic pathologist
Major 3
- Pete MarinoDetective, later Scarpetta’s investigator
- Benton WesleyFBI profiler and Scarpetta’s partner, later husband
- Lucy FarinelliScarpetta’s niece, a computer and weapons specialist
Minor and cameo 1
- Dorothy FarinelliScarpetta’s sister, Lucy’s mother
Also featuring these characters
Other Patricia Cornwell books that share the most characters with Autopsy.
- The Body Farm1994 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Postmortem1990 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Depraved Heart2015 · Kay Scarpetta · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Unnatural Death2023 · Kay Scarpetta · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon