All That Remains vs Body of Evidence: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction - Mystery, Scarpetta, Kay Scarpetta, Medical examiners, Forensic pathologists, Women physicians
All That Remains
“Saturday, the last day of August, I started work before dawn.”
Pathologist Kay Scarpetta searches for the cause of death in the case of five young couples whose decomposed bodies are found without shoes and socks deep in the woods. Bones, fragments of clothing, and a jack of hearts…
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Body of Evidence
“RETURNING THE KEY WEST LETTERS TO THEIR MANILA folder, I got out a packet of surgical gloves, tucked it inside my black medical bag, and took the elevator down one floor to the morgue.”
Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta investigates the murder of Beryl Madison, an author, whose latest manuscript is now missing.
The verdict
- Readers rate All That Remains highest: All That Remains 4.3 · Body of Evidence 4.0.
- Body of Evidence has the widest readership — 90494 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| All That Remains | Body of Evidence | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (152) | 4.0 (90494) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (77) | 3.8 (89) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (2) | 3.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (532) | 4.5 (661) |
Reception
| All That Remains | Body of Evidence | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 532 | 90494 |
| Editions | 53 | 62 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 18475 |
| Reading it now | — | 3921 |
| Written reviews | — | 2168 |
| Wikipedia attention | 721 | 917 |
| Pages | 398 | 316 |