14 Top suspense books like Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15) by Patricia Cornwell

Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

By: Patricia Cornwell

4.15

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

Soon after relocating to Charleston, S.C., to launch a private forensics lab, Scarpetta is asked to…

If you liked the suspense plot in Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15) by Patricia Cornwell , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Trace Evidence (Virals, #0.5, #2.5, #3.5, #5.5) by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs

1. Trace Evidence (Virals, #0.5, #2.5, #3.5, #5.5)

By: Kathy Reichs , Brendan Reichs

4.34

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A collection of four short stories based on the Virals series from New York Times bestselling autho… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Reichs's Trace Evidence (Virals, #0.5, #2.5, #3.5, #5.5) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan, #15) by Kathy Reichs

2. Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan, #15)

By: Kathy Reichs

3.69

Format: 143 pages, Hardcover

A riveting novel featuring forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan--a story of infanticide, murder, a… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Reichs's Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan, #15) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Flash and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #14) by Kathy Reichs

3. Flash and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #14)

By: Kathy Reichs

1.50

Format: None pages,

A body is found in a barrel of asphalt next to Lowes Motor Speedway near Charlotte just as 200,000 … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Dr. Death (Alex Delaware #14) by Jonathan Kellerman

4. Dr. Death (Alex Delaware #14)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

3.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

A brutalized corpse discovered in a remote region of the Hollywood Hills plunges psychologist-detec… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, #6) by Kathy Reichs

5. Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, #6)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.71

Format: 595 pages, Paperback

It's a summer of sizzling heat in Charlotte where Dr. Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist f… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Reichs's Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, #6) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan, #10) by Kathy Reichs

6. Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan, #10)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.71

Format: 595 pages,

For Temperance Brennan the discovery of a young girl's skeleton in Acadia, Canada, is more than jus… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Reichs's Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan, #10) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8) by Kathy Reichs

7. Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.71

Format: 595 pages,

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Similar categories in Kathy Reichs's Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

8. Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

By: Patricia Cornwell

4.15

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

Soon after relocating to Charleston, S.C., to launch a private forensics lab, Scarpetta is asked to… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

9. Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan, #5)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.27

Format: 412 pages,

It was a summer morning in 1982 when soldiers ravaged the village of Chupan Ya, raping and killing … read more

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10. Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan, #9)

By: Kathy Reichs

3.44

Format: 216 pages,

On the second-to-last day of archaeological field school Dr Temperance Brennan's students are worki… read more

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11. The Chosen Dead (Jenny Cooper, #5)

By: M.R. Hall

3.91

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Coroner Jenny Cooper investigates . . . An unlikely suicide or a deadly conspiracy? When Bristol Co… read more

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12. 206 Bones (Temperance Brennan, #12)

By: Kathy Reichs

3.98

Format: None pages,

Cold and alone, bound hands to feet, Tempe Brennan regains consciousness locked in a dark cell--or … read more

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13. Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan, #13)

By: Kathy Reichs

3.93

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

Kathy Reichs--#1 New York Times bestselling author and producer of the FOX television hit Bones--re… read more

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Cover of The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) by Susan  Rowland

14. The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

By: Susan Rowland

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Former Archivist Mary Wandwalker hates bringing bad news. Nevertheless, she confirms to her alma ma… read more

Similar categories in Susan Rowland's The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"The fire on the mountain."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"The Alchemy Scroll works on the heart,"

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"You can’t set fires, Anna. Never again. Promise."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"She stabbed the earth with her big fork as if she could make Cookie Mac’s blood sprout from it."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

Cover of Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series) by Carolyn M. Bowen

15. Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

By: Carolyn M. Bowen

4.36

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

None read more

Similar categories in Carolyn M. Bowen's Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

"He wanted a stiff drink to get through the evening, for he knew they’d be wailing, and her family coming unglued."

-Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

"Elpidio sensed that David had more to say but was holding back due to their friendship. He wondered why David had gone along with Emiliana's seemingly impulsive ideas."

-Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

"He didn't want to give the cartel any time to persuade Emiliana into accepting a more enticing offer. He had reservations about her loyalty and feared she might make a deal without Elpidio's consent."

-Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

Cover of The Erkeley Shadows: A novel by Michael Wyndham Thomas

16. The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

By: Michael Wyndham Thomas

4.34

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

1967. The Summer of Love. Not for Jonathan Parry, perhaps, but certainly a time of big he and his … read more

Similar categories in Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"All happened so damn fast,"

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"As I reached the door, the constable said, “Good luck in Canada, son."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time. Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time.  Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

Cover of Blessing of the Lost Girls (Joanna Brady #20; Walker Family #6) by J.A. Jance

17. Blessing of the Lost Girls (Joanna Brady #20; Walker Family #6)

By: J.A. Jance

4.19

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Returning to her southwest roots, New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance presents a riveting… read more

Similar categories in J.A. Jance's Blessing of the Lost Girls (Joanna Brady #20; Walker Family #6) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of 23 1/2 Lies (Women’s Murder Club, #23.5) by James  Patterson

18. 23 1/2 Lies (Women’s Murder Club, #23.5)

By: James Patterson

3.70

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Enjoy three heart-racing thrillers from the New York Times bestselling master of suspense. 23 1/… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's 23 1/2 Lies (Women’s Murder Club, #23.5) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Crosshairs (Michael Bennett, #16) by James  Patterson

19. Crosshairs (Michael Bennett, #16)

By: James Patterson

4.48

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

New York City detective Michael Bennett faces his most terrifying killer ever. It could be anyone. … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Crosshairs (Michael Bennett, #16) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan, #22) by Kathy Reichs

20. The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan, #22)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twenty-second high-stakes thrill… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Reichs's The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan, #22) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The 24th Hour (Women’s Murder Club, #24) by James  Patterson

21. The 24th Hour (Women’s Murder Club, #24)

By: James Patterson

4.13

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

Trouble always finds the Women's Murder Club... Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, Medical Examiner Claire … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The 24th Hour (Women’s Murder Club, #24) book and Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

15 Top fiction books like Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15) by Patricia Cornwell

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Trace Evidence (Virals, #0.5, #2.5, #3.5, #5.5)

Kathy Reichs , Brendan Reichs

4.34

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Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan, #15)

Kathy Reichs

3.69

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Flash and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #14)

Kathy Reichs

1.50

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Dr. Death (Alex Delaware #14)

Jonathan Kellerman

3.00

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The Bone Bed (Kay Scarpetta, #20)

Patricia Cornwell

3.75

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Ice Cold (Rizzoli & Isles, #8)

Tess Gerritsen

4.18

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Point of Origin (Kay Scarpetta, #9)

Patricia Cornwell

4.20

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Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)

Patricia Cornwell

5.00

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