The Body Farm
- 387
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Body Farm” is a brisk, carefully researched forensic thriller, the fifth novel to feature Kay Scarpetta. The science is explained clearly, and her ties with her team and with her niece Lucy give the series a continuing pull. Some readers lose patience with Scarpetta herself, whose choices strike them as reckless for someone so qualified. It is best read after the first four books.
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About the book
The Body Farm is a crime fiction novel by Patricia Cornwell. It is the fifth 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 FarmThis book
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 Origin
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 85 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 37% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 10 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 75 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Body Farm?
It has 387 pages — shorter than 57% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
In this book
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