1990 1ST EDITION POST-MORTEM A MYSTERY INTRODUCING DR. KAY SCARPETTA BY PATRICIA CORNWELL

Postmortem is Patricia Cornwell's 1990 debut novel, introducing Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta as she investigates a series of stranglings by a brilliant serial killer in Richmond, Virginia, known as "Mr. Nobody". The book redefined the crime genre with its focus on forensic science, as Scarpetta uses cutting-edge techniques to hunt the killer while facing internal sabotage and death threats, making it the first in the popular Kay Scarpetta series.