Kay Scarpetta Books in Order

Kay Scarpetta Books in Order

Kay Scarpetta is a fictional character inspired by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Farinelli Fierro MD (retired). She is the protagonist in a series of crime novels written by Patricia Cornwell noted for its use of recent forensic technology in Scarpetta’s investigations.. The name Scarpetta is a diminutive, meaning Little Shoe, as revealed in the 2009 novel The Scarpetta.