Series reading guide · updated 2026

Kay Scarpetta Books in Order

Every Kay Scarpetta book in publication order — 24 in total, spanning 1990–2016.

By series By year

Publication Order of Kay Scarpetta Books

#	Title	Year	Get it
1	Postmortem	1990	Amazon US UK
2	Body of Evidence	1991	Amazon US UK
3	All That Remains	1992	Amazon US UK
4	Cruel and Unusual	1993	Amazon US UK
5	The Body Farm	1994	Amazon US UK
6	From Potter's Field	1995	Amazon US UK
7	Cause of Death	1996	Amazon US UK
8	Unnatural Exposure	1997	Amazon US UK
9	Point of Origin	1998	Amazon US UK
10	Black Notice	1999	Amazon US UK
11	The Last Precinct	2000	Amazon US UK
12	Blow Fly	2003	Amazon US UK
13	Trace	2004	Amazon US UK
14	Predator	2005	Amazon US UK
15	Book of the Dead	2007	Amazon US UK
16	Scarpetta	2008	Amazon US UK
17	The Scarpetta Factor	2009	Amazon US UK
18	Port Mortuary	2010	Amazon US UK
19	Red Mist	2011	Amazon US UK
20	The Bone Bed	2012	Amazon US UK
21	Dust	2013	Amazon US UK
22	Flesh and Blood	2014	Amazon US UK
23	Depraved Heart	2015	Amazon US UK
24	Chaos	2016	Amazon US UK

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