Body of Evidence: A Scarpetta Novel

The inspiration for the hit Amazon Prime Video series Scarpetta--starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis!

In this electrifying forensic thriller from #1 New York Times bestseller Patricia Cornwell, Dr. Kay Scarpetta faces a mind-bending puzzle with the highest of stakes.

A reclusive author, Beryl Madison finds no safe haven from months of menacing phone calls--or the tormented feeling that her every move is being watched. When the writer is found slain in her own home, Kay Scarpetta pieces together the intricate forensic evidence--while unwittingly edging closer to a killer waiting in the shadows.

Author: Patricia Cornwell
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 10/06/2026
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781668270950
ISBN10: 1668270951
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Women Sleuths

About the Author
Patricia Cornwell is recognized as one of the world's top bestselling crime authors with novels translated into thirty-six languages in more than 120 countries. Her novels have won numerous prestigious awards including the Edgar, the Creasey, the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Prix du Roman d'Aventure. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written a definitive book about Jack the Ripper, a biography, and two more fiction series, among others. Cornwell, a licensed helicopter pilot and scuba diver, actively researches the cutting-edge forensic technologies that inform her work. She was born in Miami, grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston. Find out more at PatriciaCornwell.com, at Facebook.com/Patricia.Cornwell, on X: @1PCornwell, and on Instagram: @1PCornwell.