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All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta #3)

by Patricia Cornwell (Goodreads Author)

3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 · rating details · 27,456 ratings · 411 reviews

#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell's heart-stopping thriller featuring gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta In Richmond, Virginia, young lovers are dying. So far, four couples in the area have disappeared, only to be found months later as mutilated corpses. When the daughter of the president's newest drug czar vanishes along with her boyfriend, Dr. Kay...more

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Published August 17th 1992 by Scribner (first published 1992)

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Aug 31, 2012 Olga rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

Conditioned by my previous experiences with detective novels whenever I begin a Scarpetta book I expect a straightforward mystery, and every time Cornwell crafts a story that's everything but. Oh, there is a mystery alright, but there is also a very strong human element and the more I get to know Kay Scarpetta and her circle the more clearly I see it. It is possible of course that this human element is becoming more prominent, with every consecutive book being more about the people than the crim...more Conditioned by my previous experiences with detective novels whenever I begin a Scarpetta book I expect a straightforward mystery, and every time Cornwell crafts a story that's everything but. Oh, there is a mystery alright, but there is also a very strong human element and the more I get to know Kay Scarpetta and her circle the more clearly I see it. It is possible of course that this human element is becoming more prominent, with every consecutive book being more about the people than the crime, the crime being a catalyst for this humanity to manifest itself and provide a macabre backdrop for it. And you know what? I like seeing something more layered than an cold investigation into disappearances and deaths, I like seeing characters stretch themselves, doubt themselves and their friends and colleagues, struggle through life's problems and emerge changed, even just a little bit. I like seeing relationship develop through the mundane things, and Cornwell delivers that every time. In case you're wondering what it is I'm talking about: here Kay doubts her friendship with Abby Turnbull, the reporter she first met in Postmortem, because Abby isn't being particularly straightforward about her involvement in Scarpetta's latest case. It is also in this book that she realizes that the more she works with Marino the more she likes him, despite his unkempt appearance and irritating behavior, and a true friendship begins to emerge. And last but not least there are the frustrations of finding herself in the middle of basically a face-off between the FBI, the DA's office and higher echelons of government. Cornwell uses these situations wonderfully to develop her characters and since they are so significant in the story they become the stage of power plays and the really dramatic scenes.
Politics is big in this book and Cornwell explores the effects of it on people's lives with her usual delicate but firm touch. The potential of a cover-up in her daughter's murder case pushes a prominent politician over the edge and the question of whether she ruined her own career or was helped along the way is a major point of contention in this book. There is also the matter of whether being a public figure at a time like what this politician's family is going through is a blessing or a curse and the reality that there is more than one answer to this question. The fact that Cornwell raises these issues and that everything filters through Kay, the protagonist, makes her a complex individual who navigates a personal and professional maze every day and knows that things are much less straightforward than she would like to see, a person who regularly thinks about life and people, and not just on a simple day-to-day level.
My only concern with this novel is that if Cornwell continues along the path she is on the politics will grow to dominate the story and while it is a fertile field for character development I would hate to see it happen - politics tend to make things convoluted and much talk about views and positions on issues is not something I enjoy in my fiction. I think she struck a nice balance in this book and hope the next novels don't veer off into a lot of talk and little action.

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Jul 31, 2008 Canice Brown-Porter rated it 5 of 5 stars

Patricia Cornwell knows how to keep the pages turning in the Scarpetta series. This was another book I couldn't put down. When Scarpetta is faced with the return of her journalist friend, Abby, who is investigating the same puzzling murders of 5 young couples, Scarpetta has to wonder if she's feeding information to someone else. Especially to the illustrious Pat Harvey, mother of the last slain girl and the national "drug czar" of the federal government. Is the FBI withholding vital information...more

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Apr 22, 2007 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mysteries

Patricia Cornwell is among the better mystery writers, and this is among the better books of hers that I've read. It's a procedural murder mystery with lots of political intrigue thrown in, and it's a page turner. Only complaints: 1. It's the third book in a series, so there's a lot of time wasted explaining the back story. 2. A few too many twists and turns. There's one thrown into the last 50 pages that kind of defies belief. 3. (spoiler) If The X Files taught us nothing else, it's that the st...more

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Feb 04, 2009 AnnaBnana rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-fiction

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I chose this book as one of the mysteries I'm reading for my Adult Pop Lit class, so this is long because I need to remember for discussion...

I was compelled to keep reading this book, so I think that's saying something for good pacing and interesting plot and characters. It mostly stands up to Van Dine's 21 rules for mystery writing.

There was a love interest for Dr. Scarpetta, but it's not at all central to the story. Because this book is a bit more of a forensic mystery, the conclusion was a...more

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Cornwell combines bone-rattling suspense with an insider's view of forensic science as her sleuth, Richmond, Va., medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, investigates a series of grim murders of young couples. A 13-week PW bestseller, a Mystery Guild selection and a Literary Guild featured alternate in cloth.
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YA-- The decomposed bodies of Fred Cheyney and Deborah Harvey don't show up for months, well into

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Apr 27, 2012 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars

A series of young couples are being abducted in the Richmond area, their bodies found months later in the woods. This leaves little for Kay to go on when determining cause of death and few clues for police to follow up. When the daughter of a prominent politician becomes one of the victims the case becomes more important than ever, but with accusations of conspiracies and cover-ups by federal agencies, the truth is even harder to find.
I appreciate the attention Cornwell gives to the detail of th...more

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Feb 28, 2012 Daniel rated it 1 of 5 stars

I'm in the minority, according to the reviews, but I had to put my two cents in after thoroughly reading Patricia Cornwell's novel, All That Remains.

Although they're not the first thing I reach for when I want a good read, I quite enjoy a good intrigue/mystery novel. Jeffery Deaver's The Devil's Teardrop, for instance, impressed me quite a bit. I can appreciate a well done and suspenseful crime novel just as much as the die-hard fans.

That having been said, I was less than impressed with this boo...more I'm in the minority, according to the reviews, but I had to put my two cents in after thoroughly reading Patricia Cornwell's novel, All That Remains.

Although they're not the first thing I reach for when I want a good read, I quite enjoy a good intrigue/mystery novel. Jeffery Deaver's The Devil's Teardrop, for instance, impressed me quite a bit. I can appreciate a well done and suspenseful crime novel just as much as the die-hard fans.

That having been said, I was less than impressed with this book. The story line was laid out in intriguing detail and it certainly hooked my attention. And the novel never lagged or plodded like some have been known to do.

However, I have a lot of problems with the style of the book. The dialogue, for the most part, is rather mundane. And although the story had a catchy set-up, the pay-off was rushed and lackluster. In fact, the last five or six pages were a hastily compiled series of awkward explanations for the few dangling loose ends.

Additionally, Cornwell's prose is spare and punchy, which I normally don't have a problem with. It makes for unencumbered and breezy reading. However, she chooses to adorn the story in some odd and unnecessary spots. For instance, whenever a character is cooking, Cornwell takes great pains to detail the ingredients and manner of the meal. These descriptions are well-done, but inconsistent with the rest of the stylism, and therefore jarring and out of place.

Finally, I understand that Cornwell has a lot of experience and inside knowledge with regards to the investigative procedures and medical examinations, which does lend the book a strong authoritative tone. However, there are times when the central character, the popular Dr. Kay Scarpetta, weighs down her speeches and conversations with lengthy and unnecessary clinical explanations. I understand that a medical examiner is naturally prone to such things, but in All That Remains, it happens often enough and clumsily enough that it begins to look less like true character development, and more like Cornwell attempting to over-authenticate the expertise found in the novel.(less)

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Dec 21, 2011 Charlynn rated it 4 of 5 stars

I am of two mindsets when it comes to this novel. The mystery itself was compelling, gripping. It possessed the capability of staying with the reader far longer than the reader was immersed in the book. As couples are being murdered – stopped in their vehicles, terrorized, and then their bodies dumped to decompose to the point of little to no physical evidence, the serial killer remains at large and the police baffled. The most terrifying aspect to the cases is the means by which the killer appr...more I am of two mindsets when it comes to this novel. The mystery itself was compelling, gripping. It possessed the capability of staying with the reader far longer than the reader was immersed in the book. As couples are being murdered – stopped in their vehicles, terrorized, and then their bodies dumped to decompose to the point of little to no physical evidence, the serial killer remains at large and the police baffled. The most terrifying aspect to the cases is the means by which the killer approaches his victims. He lures them into a false sense of security by posing as a cop, or an emergency worker, or a stranded and desperate traveler. Appearing friendly and in need of help or willing to offer it, his prey purposely grant him access, never once suspecting... until it's too late... that they're about to die.

Once Cornwell has her solid groundwork put in place, she must then provide the audience with closure, with a resolution, and this is where the book falters slightly. In the vein of Bundy and Son of Sam, the murderer in this story is apprehended because of a stroke of luck, and then he isn't even prosecuted. Rather, he himself is murdered by one of the victim's parents. Although the cases are posthumously closed, and despite the fact that the killings stop, the payoff is rather anti-climatic. While on one hand I appreciate the unconventional conclusion – rather than tying up the story in a neat, pretty bow, Cornwell elected to show that not every murder case is neatly wrapped up with a conviction, another part of me felt cheated by the ending, felt that it was rushed and did not pay due respect to the weight of the mystery. In addition, it seemed odd that for three years the murderer killed routinely, but then, once the story itself started with his eventually revealed to be sixth case, the murders stopped without provocation. It would have made more sense if another set of remains were discovered before the crimes were solved. Despite these complaints, though, All That Remains is a strong crime thriller, perhaps the most riveting that I have read from Cornwell yet.(less)

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Aug 28, 2011 Dahl rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: policiaca-negra

Hace varios años compré una novela en bolsillo de serie negra. Recuerdo que la leí, me tuvo entretenida e incluso llegué a comprar otra novela de la misma autora, que nunca llegué a leer. Hasta ahí toda mi relación con Patricia Cornwell.

No podría decir por qué no volví a leer una novela suya. No son obras maestras de la literatura, pero para mí, la idea de un buen libro es aquel que te absorbe y te hace olvidar que el mundo existe durante el rato que dura la lectura. Y, en ese sentido, cumplen s...more

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Mar 18, 2010 Jeff Brateman rated it 1 of 5 stars

Hmm, usually I like books that take me into a fantasy world, one that cannot be obtained except by reading. This book is more of a conversation you have with a friend. I think sometimes, "wow, glad that's not me" and move on with my life. I am pretty sure the Dirk Pitt books did so much more than that, and they still sucked. Maybe this one should have recieved a -3 rating, but I want to remain consistent with my rating system. Oh oh, this book also lacked a climax. I don't think books that leave...more

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Jun 06, 2009 Rod rated it 5 of 5 stars

One of the series featuring medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta, this book is surely one of the best. It has the usual cast of characters: Scarpetta herself, Detective Marino, FBI Agent Benton Wesley, plus several others, one being a journalist, Abby, whom we met in a previous title. The forensic science is present here, but not to the point of tedium. Despite Cornwell’s grasp of this subject, her greatest strengths are in narrative, character and dialogue, and in this book these elements are unus...more

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Apr 14, 2009 Al Tarancón rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporaneo, crimen

I wrote this review in my blog when i read this. And luckily... A couple daya ago i was checking the Cornwell books in here, trying to remember which one have i read, and they all looked the same... Not a good sign...

La reseña que sigue la escribi en mi blog cuando lo lei. Y por suerte... Hace unos dias estaba repasando los libros de Cornwell, tratando de recordar cual era el que me habia leido, y todos me parecian iguales... No muy buena señal...
The first book i read from this author, and almos...more

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Oct 15, 2012 Brigid Keely rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, crime

Apparently this series is very popular among old people, because my library has 3 books-on-cassete versions of this, 1 book-on-cd version, and 2 large print versions. Which makes me think of that episode of "Bones" where Dr Brennan and Agent Booth are on an airplane solving a crime and they meet fans of Brennan's books (featuring her plucky protagonist, Kathy Reichs!) and they are old ladies.

Ah well.

This book didn't feel quite as suspenseful as the previous two, although I really liked the thing...more

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Dec 28, 2008 Marguerite rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: crime-mystery-series

My favorite Kay Scarpetta book from Patricia Cornwell, largely because the real-life events on which the plot is based happened in our backyard, the still-unsolved (Colonial) "Parkway Murders." The newspaper for which I worked for 20-odd years (some of them very odd years) burned a lot of ink on the four double murders. Scarpetta's Richmond setting appeals to me for a similar reason: geographical familiarity. Every now and then it's nice to turn a corner and see a familiar river view or skyscrap...more

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Oct 30, 2012 LA Carlson rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: intelligent readers

Shelves: fiction

I'm attempting to read all the Scarpetta novels as they were written and published. This is the 3rd in the series and while I'm still waiting for my copy of the 2nd book; Body of Evidence, to be available. I thought this book was better than Postmortem for several reasons; The foundation of characters in this series is beginning to be fleshed out and I can see them as they are described. There is a mention of a same-sex couple and Scarpetta's relationships with a number of people; especially wom...more

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Jun 04, 2009 Susan rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: NOBODY

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Sep 13, 2012 Jim Behringer rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

I picked this up to find a new mystery author. I didn't notice that this was abridged. The abridgement may have affected the quality of the book. I don't recommend the abridgement, but can't speak about the book itself.

This audio book had another odd feature: the narrator / detective spoke with a neutral (no accent? midwestern?) American accent and the book took place in Virginia, so some of the characters had Virginia accents and the rest had New Jersey / Brooklyn accents and sometimes I couldn...more

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Sep 02, 2011 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: forensic, contemporary-mystery

I would have liked a return to the use of forensic science portrayed so charmingly in the first novel, but no such luck. Although significantly longer than the second book, I wonder if the extra padding was really necessary. There were parts that seemed like unimportant filler fluff. I'm determined to read "The Body Farm", but if the characters don't become more compelling, I probably will spend my time on a different series after that.
There was one part that really bothered me. When writing abo...more

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Nov 27, 2009 David H. rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This will be my first Patricia Cornwell novel. Cornwell is another author living in Virginia, as is John Grisham and David Baldacci, just a name a few. Before starting this book, I researched Patricia Cornwell online. I learned that she is quite a character and has led an interesting life. Being somewhat of a character myself, I have always believed that colorful people often write great ficton.

This book was well writen, interesting and with characters with true to life personalities, strengths...more

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May 16, 2012 Samantha rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: recently-read

This was a fun thriller - it kept me very entertained and I found the pace to be quick without feeling rushed. The only part that was dissatisfying was about the last 25 pages - everything wrapped up really suddenly and I found it felt like the author was in a hurry to meet a deadline or something.

What I liked: Kay Scarpetta is a strong female lead - tough, but not emotionless, practical, but also sensitive. The plot was a fun crime thriller with a little conspiracy thrown in, but I didn't find...more

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Oct 28, 2010 Aubrey Bushnell rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The mystery was a good mystery for the story, I liked the book. One thing about this book that I thought was very annoying to have to read through was, the main character Kay, talked about her personal life more than the mystery. It seemed like everything was more about the lives of the people than the crime they were investigating. In some parts of the book, it would take a long time just describing the way something looked that wasn't really important and would get boring really fast. The crim...more

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Apr 09, 2010 Mochacocafan added it

Pros of this book:

-The protagonist is not in any way, shape or form a Mary Sue
-she's....somewhat good at her job
-there is blood and no over-romanticizing death
-they're realistic
-the plot makes sense
-there are no LOLWHUT / DOESNOTCOMPUTE moments
-the details are interesting

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-the swearing and slang feel unnatural for every character
-there are some dumb, overused stereotypes
-I get the sense from this book that every killer is an idiot
-the killer is an idiot
-the main character is incredibly flat...more

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Aug 31, 2010 mark monday rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: murdertime

although the novel itself is rather forgettable, the central characterization is memorable. dry, formidable, determined yet prone to various neurotic relationships (romantic & otherwise), kay scarpetta is a strong creation. unfortunately the forensic science aspects take a backseat to the police procedural aspects in this entry in the long-running series. and i still can't help but question why a coroner finds herself in these various predicaments. in a novel within the 'cozy mystery' subgen...more

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Dec 05, 2010 Janet Miller rated it 4 of 5 stars

A serial killer is loose in Richmond, specializing in attractive young couples whose bodies are inevitably found in the woods months later -- minus their shoes and socks. After months of exposure to all the elements, all that remains of this killer's victims has in every case left Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta unable even to determine an exact cause of death. Frustrated that her high-tech forensic skills have apparently proved useless, Kay enlists the help of and ace crime reporter an...more

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Aug 17, 2011 Debbie Maskus rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a long book that goes on and on about the crimes committed against young couples. The piecing together of the information is interesting, but very lengthy. Cornwell explores the everyday, mundane life of Dr Scarpetta and detective Pete Marino. Pete and his wife have separated, and Kay and her lover have parted. A serial killer is mysteriously killing young couples, and the decomposed bodies are found too late to determine the cause of death. Then the daughter of a high-ranking Presidenti...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Scott rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

From what I can tell so far (having read Kay Scarpetta #1 and #3), Cornwell's forensic mysteries are more about the people and emotions involved throughout solving these cases, and not so much about crafting an "edge of your seat thriller". Cornwell writes a dramatic first person narrative that reads easily and feels very true to events that have likely mirrored her career in working within the Virginia Chief Medical Examiner's Office. However, the resolution seems to come hurriedly within the l...more

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Feb 10, 2010 Melissa rated it 3 of 5 stars

The solution to this crime hinges on an incredible coincidence, almost to the point of non sequitur. I just don't buy it. This one is rather a downer as well, and (spoiler alert) because they kill the killer, we don't really have much insight into his motives. I guess they kill the killers in the first two as well, but I felt like I understood his motives better somehow than I did with this one. I guess that's one good thing (!) about moving away from the first-person narration in the later book...more

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Jan 25, 2012 Pr Latta rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, journalists, local-interest, mystery, police-procedural, sense-of-place, series, strong-women, suspense, violent, first-person

Cornwell's strength lies in her details. As Kay is a medical examiner (coroner), the violence is clinically rather than sensationally described (and described it is). Told in the first person, the investigation unfolds as real investigations unfold: with dead ends, miscues, missing pieces, and an unexpectedly abrupt ending. The "personal" story didn't gel for me but, having read subsequent books, I was happy to fill in some blanks. I enjoy books with local interest so the settings in Richmond an...more

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Aug 02, 2011 Madeleine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have read all three of the first Kay Scarpetta novel's now and I enjoyed this one the most. I particularly enjoyed the developing relationship between Scarpetta and Marino, especially the gentle humour. Unfortunately I have felt cheated by all three novels. I enjoy thrillers / crime novels where I am also playing detective; where the author teases the reader with a range of characters that may or may not have 'dunnit' whereas Cornwell prefers to withhold the perpetrator's identity and characte...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Tom Costello rated it 3 of 5 stars

It is interesting how the writing has developed in this series over the twenty years. I had just read the three most recent books and decided to go back to the beginning starting with Postmortem and read forward. So this is book three. Lucy, then thirteen has just discovered boys we are told. Kay is still in love with Mark who has taken a position halfway across the country. Where will that go? Kay is also attracted to two other male figures, both of whom are married. At the end of novel a signi...more

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About Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working as a computer analyst at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. At her first signing, held during a lunch break from the morgue, Patricia sold no copies of Postmortem and fielded exactly one question – an elderly woman asked her where she could find the cookbooks.

Postmortem would go on to win the Edgar, Cre...more Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working as a computer analyst at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. At her first signing, held during a lunch break from the morgue, Patricia sold no copies of Postmortem and fielded exactly one question – an elderly woman asked her where she could find the cookbooks.

Postmortem would go on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventure prize – the first book ever to claim them all these distinctions in a single year. To date, Cornwell’s books have sold some 100 million copies in thirty-six languages in over 120 countries. She’s authored twenty-three New York Times bestsellers.

Patricia’s novels center primarily on medical examiner Kay Scarpetta along with her tech-savvy niece Lucy and fellow investigator Pete Marino. Over twenty years, these characters have grown into an international phenomenon, eventually winning Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development.

Fox 20th Century currently owns the rights to the Scarpetta film, with Angelina Jolie slated to play Kay.

Patricia’s literary career expands outside the realm of the Kay Scarpetta series – she’s authored a definitive account of Jack the Ripper’s identity, two cookbooks (Food to Die For and Scarpetta’s Winter Table), a children’s book (Life’s Little Fable), and a biography of Ruth Graham. She’s also developed two other series based on Win Garano, an upstart Boston detective, and Andy Brazil, an enterprising Charlotte reporter.

Though Cornwell now lives in Boston, she was born in Miami and grew up in Montreat, North Carolina. After earning her degree in English from Davidson College in 1979, she began working at the Charlotte Observer, taking whatever stories came her way and rapidly advancing from listing television programs to covering the police beat. Cornwell received widespread attention and praise for her series of articles on prostitution and crime in downtown Charlotte.

From the Charlotte Observer, Cornwell moved to a job with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia – a post she would later bestow upon the fictional Kay Scarpetta. It was during these years that Patricia penned Postmortem and began submitting it to major publishing houses in New York, without initial success.

When not writing from her Boston home, Patricia tirelessly researches cutting-edge forensic technologies to include in her work. She flies her own helicopter, proudly emblazoned with the Scarpetta Crest, everywhere that might inspire her - from dinosaur bone beds to submarine factories to islands which host rare marine specimens.

Her interests span outside the literary: Patricia co-founded the National Forensic Academy and created a Chair in Organic Science at Harvard. She appears as a forensic consultant on CNN and serves as a member of Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital’s National Council, where she advocates for psychiatric research. She’s helped fund the ICU at Cornell’s Animal Hospital, the scientific study of a Confederate submarine, the archaeological excavation of Jamestown, and a variety of law enforcement charities. To stay in shape, she remains an avid tennis player.

Patricia is also committed to funding scholarships and literacy programs. Her advice to aspiring authors: “Start writing. And don’t take no for an answer."

Her latest book, Red Mist, is available now.(less)

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