Point of Origin
- 397
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Point of Origin” is a gripping ninth case for Kay Scarpetta, Patricia Cornwell’s chief medical examiner. Forensic work meets an investigation that grows more sinister as it unfolds, with the familiar figures of the series at her side. Some readers praise how well it is written and how firmly it holds the suspense. Readers new to Scarpetta will get more from it after the earlier books.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Point of Origin is a crime fiction novel by American writer Patricia Cornwell. It is the ninth book in the Dr. Kay Scarpetta series.
Reading order · Kay Scarpetta
Full order & progress →- PostmortemStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Body of Evidence
7.67.6 / 10 - All That Remains
7.67.6 / 10 - The Body Farm
7.77.7 / 10 - From Potter's Field
7.77.7 / 10 - Cause of Death
7.67.6 / 10 - Unnatural Exposure
7.67.6 / 10 - Point of OriginThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - Black Notice
–Not ranked yet - The Last Precinct
–Not ranked yet - Blow Fly
7.57.5 / 10 - Trace
–Not ranked yet - Predator
–Not ranked yet - Book of the Dead
–Not ranked yet - Scarpetta
–Not ranked yet - The Scarpetta Factor
–Not ranked yet - Port Mortuary
–Not ranked yet - Red Mist
–Not ranked yet - The Bone Bed
–Not ranked yet - Dust
–Not ranked yet - Flesh and blood
–Not ranked yet - Depraved Heart
–Not ranked yet - Chaos
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 54 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 27% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 54 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Point of Origin?
It has 397 pages — shorter than 56% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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The same shelf — Crime & mystery — and a score of 7.7, the closest to this book.
