The Bone Bed

{{Short description|Book by Patricia Cornwell}}

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| name = The Bone Bed

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| image = The Bone Bed.jpg

| caption = First edition

| author = Patricia Cornwell

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| country = United States

| language = English

| series = Kay Scarpetta Mysteries

| genre = Crime novel

| publisher = G. P. Putnam's Sons

| release_date = 2012

| media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback)

| pages = 463 (first edition, hardback)

| isbn = 978-1-4087-0344-1

| isbn_note = (first edition, hardback)

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| oclc = 213308424

| preceded_by = Red Mist

| followed_by = Dust

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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}The Bone Bed is novel by Patricia Cornwell. It was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 2012. The book is a continuation of Cornwell's popular Kay Scarpetta series.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-10-15 |title=The Bone Bed' |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/patricia-cornwell/bone-bed/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Kirkus Reviews}}{{Cite web|last=Brownworth|first=Victoria|date=2013-04-02|title='The Bone Bed' by Patricia Cornwell|url=https://www.lambdaliterary.org/2013/04/the-bone-bed-by-patricia-cornwell/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Lambda Literary|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Centorcelli|first=Kristin|title=The Bone Bed|url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/2916-the-bone-bed|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Mystery Scene}}