description: The first novel featuring Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta from the #1 bestselling author of Black Notice and Point of OriginWinner of the Edgar Award and the Macavity Award for best first mysteryFour 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: Norman Tanner, Lori Petersen, Abby Turnbull, Pete Marino, Bill Boltz, Matt Petersen, Lucy Farinelli, Dr. Alvin Amburgey, Benton Wesley, Kay Scarpetta, Wingo, Dr. Spiro Fortosis, Neils Vander
genres: Suspense, Crime, Detective, Adult, Murder Mystery, Thriller, Fiction, Audiobook, Mystery, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 238773
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: HarperAudio