Patricia Cornwell
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born
June 09, 1956
gender
female
place of birth
Miami, Florida, The United States
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genre
Mystery & Thrillers
about this author
Patricia Cornwell ’s first novel, Postmortem, is the only novel to have won the Edgar, John Creasey, Anthony and MacAvity awards, and the Prix du Roman d’Adventure in one year. Her second and third novels, Body of Evidence and All That Remains, attracted equal critical acclaim and became international best-sellers, establishing the author as one of the top crime writers. She received the Gold Dagger Award for her fourth, Cruel and Unusual.
A former award-winning reporter for the Charlotte Observer, Patricia D.Cornwell worked for over six years as a computer analyst in the chief medical examiner’s office in Virginia, where she witnessed hundreds of autopsies. This experience inspired her to create Dr Kay Scarpetta, the tenacious,...more
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Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) by Patricia Cornwell avg rating 3.93 — 6,871 ratings — published 1985 58 editions |
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The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5) by Patricia Cornwell avg rating 3.89 — 6,941 ratings — published 1994 39 editions |
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Body Of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2) by Patricia Cornwell avg rating 3.88 — 6,753 ratings — published 1991 40 editions |
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From Potter's Field (Kay Scarpetta, #6) by Patricia Cornwell avg rating 3.84 — 6,156 ratings — published 1995 44 editions |
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All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta, #3) by Patricia Cornwell avg rating 3.88 — 5,582 ratings — published 1992 48 editions |
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Cause Of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7) by Patricia Cornwell avg rating 3.80 — 5,299 ratings — published 1993 41 editions |
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Point Of Origin (Kay Scarpetta, #9) by Patricia Cornwell avg rating 3.79 — 4,937 ratings — published 1998 35 editions |
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Black Notice (Kay Scarpetta, #10) by Patricia Cornwell avg rating 3.67 — 4,517 ratings — published 1999 42 editions |
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Blow Fly (Kay Scarpetta, #12) by Patricia Cornwell avg rating 3.50 — 4,685 ratings — published 2003 38 editions |
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Unnatural Exposure (Kay Scarpetta, #8) by Patricia Cornwell avg rating 3.81 — 4,262 ratings — published 1996 40 editions |
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