Recommendations based on Body of Evidenceby Patricia Cornwell

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  1. The Body Farm

    by Patricia Cornwell
    A thrilling crime mystery, uncovering the truth behind a series of gruesome murders.

    Kay Scarpetta is called in to assist in the investigation of the brutal murder of 11-year-old Emily Steiner in rural North Carolina , whose murder resembles the handiwork of a serial killer who has ... (Wikipedia)

  2. All That Remains

    by Patricia Cornwell
    Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner, investigates a series of murders with a common thread.

    In Richmond, Virginia, young lovers are dying. So far, four couples in the area have disappeared, only to be found months later as mutilated corpses. When the daughter of the president's newest drug ... (Goodreads)

  3. Postmortem

    by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
    Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner, investigates a serial killer in Richmond, Virginia.

    The novel opens as Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia, receives an early-morning call from Sergeant Pete Marino, a homicide detective at the Richmond Police ... (Wikipedia)

  4. Unnatural Exposure

    by Patricia Cornwell
    Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a series of murders linked to a dangerous virus, while dealing with personal and professional challenges.

    Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta has a bloody puzzle on her hands: five headless, limbless cadavers in Ireland , plus four similar victims in a landfill back home. Is a serial butcher ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Violets Are Blue

    by James Patterson
    A detective must race against the clock to uncover the truth behind a murder mystery.

    Detective Alex Cross must confront his most terrifying nemesis ever- and his own deepest fears- in this electrifying thriller from the world's #1 bestselling writer. D.C. Detective Alex Cross has ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. Tara Road

    by Maeve Binchy
    Two women, one from Ireland and one from America, swap houses for the summer and find unexpected connections and new beginnings.

    With each new book, Maeve Binchy continues a remarkable progression of sales and audience growth, reaching fans of all ages and backgrounds with her matchless wit, warmth, and sheer storytelling ... (Goodreads)

  7. Bones to Ashes

    by Kathy Reichs
    A forensic anthropologist investigates a cold case, uncovering secrets & dark truths.

    The opening two chapters provide details of Brennan's childhood and her holiday friendship on Pawleys Island, South Carolina , with an Acadian girl, Evangeline Landry, who mysteriously disappeared in ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Black Friday

    by James Patterson
    A deadly virus spreads during the busiest shopping day of the year, causing chaos and destruction in New York City.

    The breathtaking suspense of Kiss the Girls and the authenticity of N.Y.P.D. Blue: Welcome to James Patterson's classic superthriller, Black Friday . A courageous federal agent, a powerful and ... (Goodreads)

  9. Roses Are Red

    by James Patterson
    A thrilling crime story of a homicide detective searching for a serial killer.

    Alex Cross returns for the sixth book in the series with a new killer on the loose. A series of meticulously planned bank robberies leave behind a wake of bodies. Alex Cross must not only battle ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Tears of the Giraffe

    by Alexander McCall Smith
    A humorous and heartwarming story of the lives of the inhabitants of a Botswana village.

    Newly engaged Mma Ramotswe is not impressed with Mr JLB Matekoni's maid, Florence Pena. Unknown to him, she has been sleeping in his bed with her men friends. Obvious to Mma Ramotswe is that she does ... (Wikipedia)

  11. The Bone Collector

    by Jeffery Deaver
    A detective and a forensic specialist race against time to stop a serial killer.

    Lincoln Rhyme was once a brilliant criminologist, a genius in the field of forensics – until an accident left him physically and emotionally shattered. But now a diabolical killer is challenging ... (Goodreads)

  12. The Cold Moon

    by Jeffery Deaver
    A serial killer is on the loose, leaving cryptic messages for the detectives trying to catch him. Can they solve the case before it's too late?

    On a freezing December night, with a full moon hovering in the black sky over New York City, two people are brutally murdered – the death scenes marked by eerie, matching calling cards: moon-faced ... (Goodreads)

  13. Death du Jour

    by Kathy Reichs
    Forensic anthropologist solves a series of murders connected to a religious cult.

    On a bitterly cold March night in Montreal, Quebec , Canada, Brennan is exhuming the remains of a nun proposed for sainthood in the grounds of a church. Hours later she's called to the scene of an ... (Wikipedia)

  14. A is for Alibi

    by Sue Grafton
    Private investigator unravels the case of a murdered woman, uncovering a web of lies and deceit.

    Kinsey Millhone , 32, private detective investigates the death of prominent divorce lawyer Laurence Fife. His murder eight years earlier was blamed on his wife, Nikki Fife. Upon being released from ... (Wikipedia)

  15. The Kalahari Typing School for Men

    by Alexander McCall Smith
    Mma Ramotswe's detective agency faces new challenges as she takes on a case of a missing person and navigates the complexities of love.

    Mma Ramotswe talks with her fiance Mr JLB. Matekoni about the future of her assistant, Mma Makutsi, who seems to have difficulty finding suitable men. Later the two women discuss the same topic. At ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Ten Big Ones

    by Janet Evanovich
    Mayhem ensues as bounty hunter Stephanie Plum searches for a missing person.

    Stephanie and Lula happen to be waiting outside a deli when a young man in a red Devil mask runs outside after robbing it, only to find that his getaway bicycle 's tire is flat, Lula having shot it ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Monday Mourning

    by Kathy Reichs
    Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan investigates a series of murders involving young girls in Montreal.

    The plot of the story revolves around Brennan trying to decipher the clues left behind by the skeletons of three girls found in a pizza parlor basement in Montreal, Quebec , Canada, which has a ... (Wikipedia)

  18. The Empty Chair

    by Jeffery Deaver
    A quadriplegic detective investigates a kidnapping case while dealing with personal struggles.

    Lincoln Rhyme is in North Carolina with his aide Thom and his companion and partner Amelia Sachs in order to receive experimental spine surgery, which may improve or further worsen his C4 ... (Wikipedia)

  19. G is for Gumshoe

    by Sue Grafton
    Private detective Kinsey Millhone unravels a mysterious case involving a missing woman, and a suspicious husband.

    Three things happen to Kinsey Millhone on her thirty-third birthday: she moves into her remodeled apartment, which has finally been finished; she is hired by Irene Gersh, a sickly Santa Teresa ... (Wikipedia)

  20. B is for Burglar

    by Sue Grafton
    Private investigator Kinsey Millhone is hired to find a missing sister, but the case takes a dangerous turn.

    Private investigator Kinsey Millhone is hired by Beverly Danziger to locate her missing sister, Elaine Boldt, whose name is needed on some paperwork regarding an inheritance. Elaine was last seen ... (Wikipedia)

  21. Silent Prey

    by John Sandford
    A crime thriller following an investigation by detective Lucas Davenport.

    His guards slain, the brilliant yet insane pathologist of 'Eyes of Prey" flees to New York, there to continue his research into aspects of death. Carefully, Michael Bekker conducts his experiments, ... (Goodreads)

  22. Odd Thomas

    by Dean Koontz
    A young man with an unusual gift encounters an ancient evil, and must use his powers to save his town.

    In the beginning of the book, Odd Thomas is silently approached by the ghost of a young girl brutally raped and murdered, and through his unique ability to understand the dead, is psychically led to ... (Wikipedia)

  23. Executive Power

    by Vince Flynn
    An ex-Navy Seal embarks on a mission to save the President from a terrorist plot.

    CIA field agent Mitch Rapp's cover has been blown following his last assignment, preventing Saddam Hussein from obtaining nuclear weapons. Rapp receives public acknowledgment by the president in ... (Wikipedia)

  24. Memorial Day

    by Vince Flynn
    Action-packed political thriller, as an ex-military operative races to stop a terrorist attack.

    Intelligence gathering has indicated unusual activity in financial markets, and Rapp, back in the field after a long stint on desk duty for insubordination, unearths a bomb plot during a daring ... (Wikipedia)

  25. The Glass Lake

    by Maeve Binchy
    A family drama set in a small Irish town, revolving around a mother's disappearance and the secrets that come to light.

    Helen McMahon disappears when her daughter Kit is 12 years old, and it is suspected that she drowned in the local lake. Kit finds a letter from her mother and burns it before reading it, fearing that ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Morality for Beautiful Girls

    by Alexander McCall Smith
    A tale of adventure and morality as a young woman navigates complex relationships.

    Mma Ramotswe's business, the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, has clients but needs to cut costs and increase revenue from fees. To reduce costs, she and her fiancé Mr JLB Matekoni decide to move the ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Fearless Fourteen

    by Janet Evanovich
    A thrilling adventure of crime, mystery, and romance as Stephanie Plum takes on her toughest case yet.

    Stephanie Plum apprehends Loretta Rizzi for failure to appear in court, but Loretta, who is a distant cousin of Stephanie's policeman boyfriend, Joe Morelli, agrees to go along only if Stephanie will ... (Wikipedia)

  28. The Enemy

    by Lee Child
    A retired military cop is tasked with finding a missing American soldier in Iraq.

    In the last hours of 1989, Major Gen. Kenneth Kramer dies of a heart attack in a seedy North Carolina motel, apparently while in the company of a prostitute. MP Maj. Jack Reacher investigates and ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Forever Odd

    by Dean Koontz
    Odd Thomas returns to his hometown to save a friend from evil forces. A thrilling and suspenseful supernatural mystery.

    After Odd Thomas discovers that his childhood friend Danny has been kidnapped and his step-father brutally murdered, he assumes that Danny's birth father, who was recently released from prison, has ... (Wikipedia)

  30. City of Bones

    by Michael Connelly
    Detective Harry Bosch investigates the murder of a young boy whose bones are found in the hills of Los Angeles.

    Detective Harry Bosch tears open a 20-year-old murder case - with an explosive ending that leave all Bosch fans hungrily awaiting the next instalment. When the bones of a twelve-year-old boy are ... (Goodreads)