Postmortem (novel)

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Post-Mortem

First edition cover
Author	Patricia Cornwell
Language	English
Series	Kay Scarpetta
Genre	Crime fiction
Publication date	1990
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover, paperback)
Pages	352
ISBN	978-0-7434-7715-4
OCLC	54687384
Followed by	Body of Evidence

Postmortem is a 1990 crime fiction novel by author Patricia Cornwell and her debut novel. The first novel of the Kay Scarpetta series, it received the 1991 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.