It's been 30 years since Postmortem was published paving the way for other forensic crime authors such as Kathy Reichs and Tess Gerritsen. I have grouped the novels of Patricia Cornwell by series. For the Scarpetta novels, I would recommend reading these in order, as we follow Kay and her team through their lives.

The Scarpetta Novels

1. Postmortem (1990)
2. Body of Evidence (1991)
3. All that Remains (1992)
4. Cruel and Unusual (1993)
5. The Body Farm (1994)
6. From Potter's Field (1995)
7. Cause of Death (1996)
8. Unnatural Exposure (1997)
9. Point of Origin (1998)
10. Black Notice (1999)
11. The Last Precinct (2000)
12. Blow Fly (2003)
13. Trace (2004)
14. Predator (2005)
15. Book of the Dead (2006)
16. Scarpetta (2008)
17. The Scarpetta Factor (2009)
18. Port Mortuary (2010)
19. Red Mist (2011)
20. The Bone Bed (2012)
21. Dust (2013)
22. Flesh and Blood (2014)
23. Depraved Heart (2015)
24. Chaos (2016)
25. Autopsy (2021)
26. Livid (2022)
27. Unnatural Death (2023)

Andy Brazil Novels

1. Hornet's Nest (1997)
2. Southern Cross (1998)
3. Isle of Dogs (2001)

Win Garano Series

1. At Risk (2006)
2. The Front (2008)

Non-Fiction

• Ruth, A Portrait: The Story of Ruth Graham Bell (1997)
• Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed (2002)
• Chasing the Ripper (2014)
• Ripper (2017)

Other Works

• Scarpetta's Winter Table (1998)
• Life's Little Fable (1999)
• Food to Die For: Stories from Kay Scarpetta's Kitchen (2001)

Captain Chase Series

1. Quantum (2019)
2. Spin (2021)