Unnatural Exposure
- 367
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Patricia Cornwell’s “Unnatural Exposure” sends Kay Scarpetta between Richmond, Virginia, and Ireland in a tense, absorbing eighth case. Some readers find the forensic passages rather technical, yet value the precision they bring to each scene. The mood is mysterious and at times moving. It gains from knowing the seven books that come before it.
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About the book
Unnatural Exposure is a crime fiction novel by Patricia Cornwell. It is the eighth book in the Dr. Kay Scarpetta series. The story is set in Richmond, Virginia and Ireland.
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 ExposureThis book
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 7.6 across 53 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 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 7 | 13% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 46 | 87% |
Frequently asked
How long is Unnatural Exposure?
It has 367 pages — shorter than 67% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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