Postmortem : The first in the ground-breaking, globally bestselling Kay Scarpetta series

The first Scarpetta mystery, now with a striking TV tie-in jacket. TV adaptation Scarpetta is coming to Prime in 2026

The first book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell - now an original series on Prime Video. A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedroom. There is no pattern: the killer appears to strike at random - but always early on Saturday mornings. So when Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical officer, is awakened at 2.33 am, she knows the news is bad: there is a fourth victim. And she fears now for those that will follow unless she can dig up new forensic evidence to aid the police. But not everyone is pleased to see a woman in this powerful job. Someone may even want to ruin her career and reputation . . . The next book in the Scarpetta series is Body of Evidence. And don't miss True Crime, Patricia Cornwell's jaw-dropping memoir - available now. 'Devilishly clever' SUNDAY TIMES 'The top gun in this field' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns' MIRROR'The Agatha Christie of the DNA age' EXPRESS