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Character · Scarpetta and her circle · 29 books

Lucy Farinelli

Scarpetta’s niece, a computer and weapons specialist · Patricia Cornwell

Lucy Farinelli is Scarpetta’s niece, a computer genius, pilot and weapons specialist who works for the FBI and others.

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Character facts

First appearance
Postmortem (1990)
Latest appearance
Sharp Force (2025)
Books
29 (28 major, 1 minor)
Series
Kay Scarpetta
Author
Patricia Cornwell
Circle
Scarpetta and her circle

Where to meet Lucy Farinelli

Lucy Farinelli first appears in Postmortem (1990), in a minor role, book 1 of the Kay Scarpetta series.

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Every book with Lucy Farinelli

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1990·Postmortemminor role · Kay ScarpettaA ten-year-oldBuy
  2. 1991MBody of Evidencemajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  3. 1992MAll That Remainsmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  4. 1993MCruel and Unusualmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  5. 1994MThe Body Farmmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  6. 1995MFrom Potter’s Fieldmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  7. 1996MCause of Deathmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  8. 1997MUnnatural Exposuremajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  9. 1998MPoint of Originmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  10. 1999MBlack Noticemajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  11. 2000MThe Last Precinctmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  12. 2003MBlow Flymajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  13. 2004MTracemajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  14. 2005MPredatormajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  15. 2007MBook of the Deadmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  16. 2008MScarpettamajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  17. 2009MThe Scarpetta Factormajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  18. 2010MPort Mortuarymajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  19. 2011MRed Mistmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  20. 2012MThe Bone Bedmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  21. 2013MDustmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  22. 2014MFlesh and Bloodmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  23. 2015MDepraved Heartmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  24. 2016MChaosmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  25. 2021MAutopsymajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  26. 2022MLividmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  27. 2023MUnnatural Deathmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  28. 2024MIdentity Unknownmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
  29. 2025MSharp Forcemajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Benton WesleyFBI profiler and Scarpetta’s partner, later husband29
Kay ScarpettaChief medical examiner and forensic pathologist29
Pete MarinoDetective, later Scarpetta’s investigator29
RoseScarpetta’s secretary15
Carrie GrethenFormer FBI computer specialist turned killer4
Dorothy FarinelliScarpetta’s sister, Lucy’s mother4