Kay Scarpetta book 1 · 1990
Postmortem
A serial killer is strangling women in their homes in Richmond, Virginia. Dr Kay Scarpetta, the city’s first female chief medical examiner, finds that the evidence is being leaked to the press, and that her own job is under threat.
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Book facts
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- Series
- Kay Scarpetta, book 1 of 29
- Published
- 1990
- Setting
- Set in Richmond, Virginia
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Postmortem
6 recurring or key characters from Patricia Cornwell’s chart. Introduces Kay Scarpetta, Pete Marino, Benton Wesley, Lucy Farinelli and 2 more.
Lead 1
- Kay ScarpettaFirst appearanceChief medical examiner and forensic pathologist
Major 2
- Pete MarinoFirst appearanceDetective, later Scarpetta’s investigator
- Benton WesleyFirst appearanceFBI profiler and Scarpetta’s partner, later husband
Minor and cameo 3
- Lucy FarinelliFirst appearanceScarpetta’s niece, a computer and weapons specialistA ten-year-old
- Dorothy FarinelliFirst appearanceScarpetta’s sister, Lucy’s mother
- RoseFirst appearanceScarpetta’s secretary
Also featuring these characters
Other Patricia Cornwell books that share the most characters with Postmortem.
- The Body Farm1994 · Kay Scarpetta · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- All That Remains1992 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Cruel and Unusual1993 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- From Potter’s Field1995 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon