Patricia Cornwell: Postmortem (USA 2021)

From the Publisher:
Discover the "dazzling... fascinating" (Los Angeles Times) forensic thriller that launched the New York Times bestselling Kay Scarpetta series from #1 bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell.

Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a human monster strikes, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta suspects the worst: a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer whose signature offers precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she calls on the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman. But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because it's being sabotaged from within and someone wants her dead.

Patricia Cornwell: Postmortem. A Scarpetta Novel. Pocket Books, ISBN: 9781982167981 (March, 2021), 440 p., $9.99.

Patricia Cornwell: Postmortem (UK 2010)

From the Publisher:
The first Dr Kay Scarpetta Mystery, which won five international awards when it was first published.
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...

Patricia Cornwell: Postmortem. Limited Platinum Edition. Sphere, ISBN: 9780751544398 (September, 2010), 420 p., £7.99.

Patricia Cornwell: Postmortem (USA 2010)

From the Publisher:
With this novel, bestselling author Patricia Cornwell created one of crime fiction's most compelling heroines: gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. Cornwell's gift for combining cutting edge criminology with nerve-shattering suspense makes this book a true modern classic.

Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a human monster strikes, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta suspects the worst: a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer whose signature offers precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she calls on the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman. But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because it's being sabotaged from within -- and someone wants her dead.

Patricia Cornwell: Postmortem. A Scarpetta Novel. Pocket Star, ISBN: 9781439148129 (December, 2009), 440 p., $9.99, ebook $.9.99.

Patricia Cornwell: Postmortem (UK 2008)

From the Publisher:
The first Dr Kay Scarpetta Mystery, which won five international awards when it was first published.
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...

Patricia Cornwell: Postmortem. Sphere eBook, ISBN: 9780748109500 (September, 2008), £5.99.

Patricia Cornwell: Postmortem (USA 2004)

From the Publisher:
Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a human monster strikes, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta suspects the worst: a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer whose signature offers precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she calls on the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman. But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because it's being sabotaged from within and someone wants her dead.

Patricia Cornwell: Postmortem. Pocket Books, ISBN: 0743477154 (January, 2004), 342 p., $7.99.