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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.


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Supernatural sparks fly
between a bookseller
& her hard-boiled ghost.


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If Her Highness thinks I’ll let another man claim her and my child, she’s lost her royal mind. Sophaya’s mine.


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She found a body. Then she started asking the wrong questions.


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He ghosted her ten years ago. Now she’s stuck with him for Christmas.


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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

Rapid and Fatal by Patricia Cornwell

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Also by Patricia Cornwell:

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Postmortem, February 2026
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Sharp Force, October 2025
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Livid, June 2023
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Livid, November 2022
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Autopsy, October 2022
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Autopsy, October 2022
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Spin, July 2021
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Flesh and Blood, March 2021
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Spin, January 2021
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Body of Evidence, December 2020
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Chaos, July 2017
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Ripper, March 2017
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Depraved Heart, January 2017
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Chaos, November 2016
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Flesh and Blood, January 2016
Paperback (reprint)
Depraved Heart, November 2015
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Flesh and Blood, November 2014
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Dust, November 2013
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Cruel and Unusual, August 2013
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The Bone Bed, October 2012
Hardcover / e-Book
Red Mist, September 2012
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
Trace, July 2012
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
Red Mist, December 2011
Hardcover / e-Book
Port Mortuary, November 2010
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The Scarpetta Factor, November 2009
Hardcover / e-Book
Scarpetta, December 2008
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The Front, May 2008
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At Risk, April 2007
Paperback (reprint)
Cause of Death, January 2007
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
Book of the Dead, November 2006
Hardcover / e-Book
Predator, October 2006
Tall / e-Book (reprint)
At Risk, May 2006
Hardcover
Cruel and Unusual, November 2005
Paperback (reprint)
Predator, October 2005
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From Potter's Field, September 2005
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Trace, July 2005
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All That Remains, March 2005
Paperback (reprint)
Body of Evidence, December 2004
Paperback (reprint)
Blow Fly, September 2004
Paperback
Trace, August 2004
Hardcover / e-Book
Postmortem, December 2003
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
The Last Precinct, July 2001
Paperback (reprint)
Black Notice, August 2000
Paperback (reprint)
Point of Origin, August 1999
Paperback (reprint)
Unnatural Exposure, July 1998
Paperback (reprint)
Cause Of Death B000QFCFI4, July 1996
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Body Farm, September 1994
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Postmortem, November 0000
Mass Market Paperback

RAPID AND FATAL
By: Patricia Cornwell

A Scarpetta Novel
Scribner
January 2027
On Sale: January 19, 2027
Featuring: Kay Scarpetta
400 pages
ISBN: 1668229897
EAN: 9781668229897
Kindle: B0GXWVRXPC
Hardcover / e-Book
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Suspense | Thriller

The New York Times bestselling Kay Scarpetta series is now an original series on Amazon Prime!

To stop a diabolical series of mysterious murders, Dr. Kay Scarpetta must hunt for a killer who leaves no trace, in the newest forensic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.

A billionaire couple, founders of an elite security firm, are found dead in their mansion, apparently stung by yellow jackets. The victims were both highly allergic and there are no signs of foul play, but Virginia chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta suspects the case may not be as straightforward as it seems.

When she uncovers a link between the couple and another body in her morgue, her worst suspicions are confirmed: these deaths were anything but accidental. Only a highly sophisticated criminal could have pulled off these murders completely undetected. And only Scarpetta can stop the monster before he strikes again.