Character · Killers who return · 4 books
Carrie Grethen
Carrie Grethen is a former FBI computer specialist turned killer, who has a dark history with Lucy.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- The Body Farm (1994)
- Latest appearance
- Chaos (2016)
- Books
- 4 (4 major)
- Series
- Kay Scarpetta
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- Circle
- Killers who return
Where to meet Carrie Grethen
Carrie Grethen first appears in The Body Farm (1994), in a major role, book 5 of the Kay Scarpetta series.
Every book with Carrie Grethen
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1994MThe Body Farmmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 1998MPoint of Originmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2015MDepraved Heartmajor role · Kay ScarpettaReturnsBuy
- 2016MChaosmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Benton WesleyFBI profiler and Scarpetta’s partner, later husband | 4 |
| Kay ScarpettaChief medical examiner and forensic pathologist | 4 |
| Lucy FarinelliScarpetta’s niece, a computer and weapons specialist | 4 |
| Pete MarinoDetective, later Scarpetta’s investigator | 4 |
| Dorothy FarinelliScarpetta’s sister, Lucy’s mother | 2 |
| RoseScarpetta’s secretary | 2 |