num_pages: 404
description: The first Dr Kay Scarpetta novelA serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedrooms. 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, awakened at 2.33 a.m. she knows the news is bad: there is a fourth victim. And she fears many others 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...
language: English
title: Postmortem
titlecomplete: Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
characters: Bill Boltz, Lori Petersen, Benton Wesley, Abby Turnbull, Pete Marino, Matt Petersen, Neils Vander, Dr. Spiro Fortosis, Norman Tanner, Lucy Farinelli, Wingo, Dr. Alvin Amburgey, Kay Scarpetta
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Murder Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Detective, Adult, Audiobook
ratings_count: 238680
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: Warner Books