Kay Scarpetta book 10 · 1999
Black Notice
A body is found in a cargo container on a ship from Belgium, and Kay Scarpetta follows the clues to Paris and to a deformed killer known as the Wolfman.
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Book facts
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- Series
- Kay Scarpetta, book 10 of 29
- Published
- 1999
- Setting
- Set in Richmond, Virginia
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Black Notice
6 recurring or key characters from Patricia Cornwell’s chart. Introduces Jean-Baptiste Chandonne.
Lead 1
- Kay ScarpettaChief medical examiner and forensic pathologist
Major 3
- Pete MarinoDetective, later Scarpetta’s investigator
- Lucy FarinelliScarpetta’s niece, a computer and weapons specialist
- Jean-Baptiste ChandonneFirst appearanceSerial killer known as the Wolfman
Minor and cameo 2
- Benton WesleyFBI profiler and Scarpetta’s partner, later husband
- RoseScarpetta’s secretary
Also featuring these characters
Other Patricia Cornwell books that share the most characters with Black Notice.
- Blow Fly2003 · Kay Scarpetta · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Unnatural Exposure1997 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Cause of Death1996 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Trace2004 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon