Kay Scarpetta book 15 · 2007
Book of the Dead
A young American tennis star is murdered in Rome, and Kay Scarpetta, now in private practice, is called in.
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Book facts
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- Series
- Kay Scarpetta, book 15 of 29
- Published
- 2007
- Setting
- Set in Richmond, Virginia
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in Book of the Dead
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
- RoseScarpetta’s secretary
Also featuring these characters
Other Patricia Cornwell books that share the most characters with Book of the Dead.
- Trace2004 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Blow Fly2003 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Last Precinct2000 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Black Notice1999 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon