Kay Scarpetta book 9 · 1998
Point of Origin
A fire destroys a horse farm in Virginia, and Kay Scarpetta finds the body of a woman inside, while the killer Carrie Grethen escapes from a psychiatric hospital.
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Book facts
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- Series
- Kay Scarpetta, book 9 of 29
- Published
- 1998
- Setting
- Set in Richmond, Virginia
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Point of Origin
6 recurring or key characters from Patricia Cornwell’s chart.
Lead 1
- Kay ScarpettaChief medical examiner and forensic pathologist
Major 4
- Pete MarinoDetective, later Scarpetta’s investigator
- Benton WesleyFBI profiler and Scarpetta’s partner, later husband
- Lucy FarinelliScarpetta’s niece, a computer and weapons specialist
- Carrie GrethenFormer FBI computer specialist turned killer
Minor and cameo 1
- RoseScarpetta’s secretary
Also featuring these characters
Other Patricia Cornwell books that share the most characters with Point of Origin.
- The Body Farm1994 · Kay Scarpetta · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Cause of Death1996 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Last Precinct2000 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- From Potter’s Field1995 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon