num_pages: 422
description: Four women with nothing in common, united only in death. Four brutalized victims of a brilliant monster - a "Mr. Nobody", moving undetected through a paralyzed city, leaving behind a gruesome trail of carnage . . . but few clues. With skilled hands, an unerring eye, and the latest advances in forensic research, an unrelenting female medical examiner - Kay Scarpetta - is determined to unmask a maniac. But someone is trying to sabotage Kay's investigation from the inside. And worse yet, someone wants her dead . . .
language: English
title: Postmortem
titlecomplete: Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
characters: Matt Petersen, Lori Petersen, Abby Turnbull, Norman Tanner, Lucy Farinelli, Pete Marino, Dr. Alvin Amburgey, Benton Wesley, Neils Vander, Kay Scarpetta, Dr. Spiro Fortosis, Bill Boltz, Wingo
genres: Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Audiobook, Adult, Detective, Suspense, Thriller, Murder Mystery, Crime, Mystery
ratings_count: 238758
places: Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
series: Kay Scarpetta
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best First Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: CWA New Blood Dagger, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: John Creasey Memorial Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Prix du roman d'aventures
publisher: G K Hall & Co