Kay Scarpetta vs The Three Investigators
Two crime fiction series side by side, straight from the catalog data: The Three Investigators is the longer series (37 books vs 24 books); Kay Scarpetta is the more recent one, starting in 1990. There's no wrong answer — pick the shape that fits your reading appetite, and Shelfmark will keep your place in either (no account needed).
| Statistic | Kay Scarpetta | The Three Investigators |
|---|---|---|
| Author | Patricia Cornwell | Michael Collins |
| Books | 24 | 37 |
| Published | 1990–2016 | 1964–1979 |
| Books per year | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Start with | Postmortem (1990) | The Secret of Terror Castle (1964) |
| Reading order | Full Kay Scarpetta order → | Full The Three Investigators order → |
Numbers come from the Shelfmark catalog (Wikidata + Open Library). "Books per year" is catalogued books divided by the publication span — a rough cadence, not a quality score.