Book of the Dead (Cornwell novel)

Author	Patricia Cornwell
Country	USA
Language	English
Series	Kay Scarpetta
Genre	Crime fiction
Publisher	Charles Scribner's Sons, Berkley Books, Sphere Books
Publication date	2007
Media type	Print (hardcover, paperback)
Pages	432 (Paperback Sphere edition)
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Preceded by	Predator
Followed by	Scarpetta

Book of the Dead is a 2007 crime novel written by Patricia Cornwell. It is the fifteenth book in the popular Kay Scarpetta series and the fourth consecutive novel in the series to be written in third-person omniscient style, rather than Cornwell's traditional first-person narrative.

"He was FBI right down to his Florsheim shoes, a sharp-featured man with prematurely silver hair suggesting a mellow disposition that wasn't there."

Cornwell's Scarpetta series has been criticized for being repetitive and morbid by some critics whilst other reviewers claim that the characters in Cornwell's recent books have been "shallow" and "overused". Others have praised the series for the unique plots in the series and Cornwell's characterisation of Scarpetta.