Character · Scarpetta and her circle · 4 books
Dorothy Farinelli
Dorothy Farinelli is Scarpetta’s self-centred sister, Lucy’s mother.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Postmortem (1990)
- Latest appearance
- Autopsy (2021)
- Books
- 4 (4 minor)
- Series
- Kay Scarpetta
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- Circle
- Scarpetta and her circle
Where to meet Dorothy Farinelli
Dorothy Farinelli first appears in Postmortem (1990), in a minor role, book 1 of the Kay Scarpetta series.
Every book with Dorothy Farinelli
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1990·Postmortemminor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 1994·The Body Farmminor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2016·Chaosminor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2021·Autopsyminor 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 |
| Carrie GrethenFormer FBI computer specialist turned killer | 2 |
| RoseScarpetta’s secretary | 2 |