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The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta #5)

by Patricia Cornwell (Goodreads Author)

3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 · rating details · 31,557 ratings · 564 reviews

When aneleven-year-old girl is found murdered, Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia, gets another chance at stopping one of the most heartless and horrifying serial killers of her career: the demented Temple Gault....more

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Published December 28th 2004 by Berkley (first published 1994)

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Nov 09, 2008 rivka rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Scarpetta fans

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Mar 06, 2013 Yell rated it 4 of 5 stars

I am new to reading Patricia Cornwell and I have so far read two of her books, which unfortunately I did out of order. Despite my little snafu though, I have found that I really enjoy her books and her writing style. This (like probably most of her books) was a thriller/suspense and it definitely kept my attention throughout the whole book, as I constantly read quickly to see what was going to happen next. Cornwell is really good about developing characters that you care about and despite their...more

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Aug 20, 2012 Thom Swennes rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Lovers of suspense, mystery and murder

First published in 1994, The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell features Dr. Kate Scarpetta, a forensic pathologist working for the FBI along the eastern seaboard of the United States. Kate has the further distinction of being also a lawyer which puts her above many of her colleagues. At first glance the stories and characters seem closely paralleled with the Rizzoli and Isles characters introduced by Tess Gerritsen. On closer examination the differences become more and more apparent. Kate Scarpetta...more

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Jun 22, 2012 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

When a young girl is murdered in a similar way to Eddie Heath from the last book, Kay is worried that her failure to catch Temple Gault has cost another life. However, the investigation becomes more and more bizarre, leading detectives to believe this might be the work of a copy-cat, a local weirdo or someone else entirely. Complicating matters, Kay's niece, Lucy, is now working for the bureau in the computer department and it looks like she's been caught stealing classified information. Kay has...more When a young girl is murdered in a similar way to Eddie Heath from the last book, Kay is worried that her failure to catch Temple Gault has cost another life. However, the investigation becomes more and more bizarre, leading detectives to believe this might be the work of a copy-cat, a local weirdo or someone else entirely. Complicating matters, Kay's niece, Lucy, is now working for the bureau in the computer department and it looks like she's been caught stealing classified information. Kay has to catch a killer and clear her niece's name, all while dealing with her burgeoning new romance (with someone completely unexpected) and the estrangement of another friend.
This is not your typical murder-of-the-week type book. The characterizations and relationships between the characters continue to grow deeper throughout the series. I'm not really a fan of Kay's new relationship, but it's realistic, and obviously character-directed, not a sop for the audience who expects a romantic subplot. I always really enjoy the technical details of forensic experiements, but the "Body Farm" of the title, an area where bodies are decomposing in contrived circumstances in order to better understand time of death, was a little nauseating to read about. Particularly because I was eating lunch at the time I happened to come upon that part of the book.
My biggest nitpick continues to be how this ME is always in a position to come into violent conflict with the villain at the end of the novel. It's unlikely to happen even once in the life of any other non-fictional ME and for it to keep happening to Kay is ridiculous. I know there needs to be a suspenseful, cathartic ending, but it's completely unrealistic. In such a series, where the author is very well informed about forensic devices and details, and the time lines are more realistic than other murder/detective novels (i.e. the crime is not solved in the space of a week, but rather months), it bothers me that this very critical point is so improbable.
Overall, though, a decent book, which kept me interested and desirous of more about Kay Scarpetta.(less)

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Mar 11, 2012 Charlynn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Familiar with what a body farm is due to reading Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan novels, I expected the title location to play a larger role in Cornwell's book. For example, perhaps the killer was using a body farm to murder and then hide his or her victims' remains. Instead, though, the farm was used to merely simulate the days following eleven year old Emily Steiner's death, a young girl who was shot in the head, sexually molested, and had pieces of her skin excised to remove bite marks, reca...more Familiar with what a body farm is due to reading Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan novels, I expected the title location to play a larger role in Cornwell's book. For example, perhaps the killer was using a body farm to murder and then hide his or her victims' remains. Instead, though, the farm was used to merely simulate the days following eleven year old Emily Steiner's death, a young girl who was shot in the head, sexually molested, and had pieces of her skin excised to remove bite marks, recalling one of the most haunting suspects Kay Scarpetta had ever crossed paths with during her career. Believing Temple Gault to have struck again, she, Benton Wesley, and Detective Marino head south into the mountains of North Carolina only to face an even more chilling nightmare and personal danger from a very unlikely source.

Just like the title of the book is somewhat of a misnomer, readers who approach The Body Farm looking for the traditional Cornwell procedural mystery will be surprised by the actual contents of the book – surprised yet probably not disappointed. During previous cases, Kay has often become quite personally involved with both the victims and the suspects, and this is certainly the case in Cornwell's fifth offering in this series. However, there is also a far greater focus on Kay's personal life as well: on her contentious relationship with her sister, on her unraveling partnership with Marino, on the maternal role she plays in her niece, Lucy's, life, and, perhaps most unexpectedly of all, the novel sees Doctor Scarpetta enter into a new romantic relationship as well. All this personal development means two things: one, the series' heroine becomes even more complicated, more real for readers, and, two, she also becomes more flawed, and, for a writer, character flaws are gold mines of possibilities. Perhaps The Body Farm wasn't Cornwell's most intriguing mystery to date, but it did more to further the series than any of the previous novels combined.

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May 20, 2011 Lisa H. rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was my introduction to Patricia Cornwell and her character, Kay Scarpetta; also my introduction to the concept of a "body farm", a forensic testing facility that puts cadavers in various environments over long periods to determine their effects on the corpse (the point being to be able to determine cause and time of death despite extensive decomposition.)

Let's just say I was sufficiently compelled by the writing and interested enough in the characters to go back and read the previous...more

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

Little Emily Steiner left a church meeting late one afternoon and strolled toward home along a lakeside path; a week later, her nude body was discovered, bound in blaze-orange duct tape. Called by the North Carolina authorities, forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta recognizes similarities to the gruesome work of a serial killer who has long eluded the FBI But as she tries to make sense of the evidence, she is left with questions that lead her to the Body Farm, a little known research facility in T...more

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Mar 29, 2010 Chinablue_25 West Bostedor rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was fast paced and complicated with a twist. I really liked it! Scarpetta's relationship with Wesley changes from professional/friendship to an affair. This upsets me because he is married and Scarpetta has met his wife on a few occasions and likes her very much. What bothers me most is Scarpetta feels no remorse whatsoever. Nor does Wesley. Because of the change that goes on with Wesley and Scarpetta's relationship it makes Morino very upset and you start to realize that he has feelin...more

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Feb 23, 2010 Sarai rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery, suspense

Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia and FBI consultant, investigates the murder of an 11-year-old girl, whose mutilation brings to mind an escaped killer met in a previous book. Evidence prompts Scarpetta to request that certain experiments be made at the University of Tennessee's Body Farm. Meanwhile, she investigates the probably related apparent suicide of a local FBI agent. Scarpetta's computer-whiz niece Lucy, who works at FBI headquarters at Quantico, is...more

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Aug 30, 2009 Rebecca rated it 2 of 5 stars

I picked this trade paperback up from a friend who was moving and cleaning out her bookshelves. The 2 star rating is purely for personal reasons; I should stick to cloak and dagger British countryside mysteries instead of thrillers. As thrillers go, I think this one is decent, fast-paced and easy to read. However, I did have the killer identified early in the book (#5 in the Kay Scarpetta series), and it was hard to understand the somewhat convoluted personal relationships of the characters with...more

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Sep 10, 2011 Debbie rated it 1 of 5 stars

Arrgh! From the misnomered title (A 'body farm' is only in a small portion of the book) to the implausible plot--how did this get past editors??? SPOILER!!! For starters...Only 3 people work at this TOP SECRET section of the FBI and 2 are dismissed because of malfeasance??? One has a dubious past and 'lied' on her application??? Come on!!! Our protagonist easily found that out, but NOBODY from the bureau vetted this crooked employee? Geez! Give me a break! I'm willing to suspend a bit of logic b...more

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Jan 26, 2012 Lindsay Foster rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This was my second time reading The Body Farm. I read it several years ago on a whim without reading any of the prior books. This time I am reading the Scarpetta series in order. Although The Body Farm was excellent the first time around, it was even better after reading Cruel and Unusual. I highly recommend reading Cruel and Unusual first. I feel like you get more out of The Body Farm by doing so.

A lot of unexpected things happened in this book that I would have not suspected. Kay Scarpetta has...more

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Jan 31, 2012 Frank Tibbetts rated it 5 of 5 stars

Chief medical examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta is on manhunt alongside the FBI for a gruesome serial killer named Temple Gault.
Eleven year old Emily Steiner’s body is discovered close to her home. Sexually tortured and shot in the back of the head, every available means of law enforcement is used to bring this maniac to justice.
Author Patricia Cornwell stuns her readers with her vast knowledge and expertise of pathology and forensics. This fast paced saga brings us to the hills of North Carolina, Vi...more

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Jul 04, 2009 Cheryl rated it 3 of 5 stars

I think I've watched too much CSI because I had the culprit pegged very early in the book. I still enjoyed it, but it would have been better I'm sure if I'd read the previous books in the series. A problem with this story is the stereotypical way the locals are portrayed. Being a local living in western North Carolina, I feel slightly offended by the insinuations about clueless local cops, mentally challenged mountain dwellers, and other stock character elements. Thank heaven this gal from the b...more

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Nov 18, 2012 LA Carlson rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fiction crime readers

Shelves: fiction

This book flowed much better than Body of Evidence. Great details about the FBI training facility emerge as a young child's murder is the center point of this book. Scarpetta's love interest is someone past readers will know. If you read the paper book version Cornwell explains the title but it does not play a central place in the book. Probably my favorite in the series so far because the characters are showing flaws and relevant situations. What I like most about Cornwell's writing is I can vi...more

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Apr 17, 2012 Audrey Dailey rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really would have given this book 3.5 stars if I could. I thought the plot was stellar, although I'm disappointed with one of the moral choices the main character made. Dr Kay Scarpetta is very ethical professionally but when it comes to her love life, I guess it's another matter. So I was a little upset with her about that the whole time I was reading. (Spoiler alert ahead!) On another note, I thought this book would wrap up a serial killer plot line started in a previous novel--but it didn't...more

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Feb 15, 2012 Nicole Roberts rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is the first Patricia Cornwell book I have read. I have to say I enjoyed how the author jumps right into the story. There was no beginning lag where you get to know the character and blah blah blah.
I really enjoy the medical and scientific aspects of this book and it's nice to see an alternative side to the police work. The story is revolved around the murder of a young girl in a small Christian town. The author does a great job of moving the evidence to point in several different directi...more

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Nov 17, 2011 Julia rated it 3 of 5 stars

This story was a little far fetched for me. The murder of a child is always a sad thing. The child's mother was an initially sympathetic character, whose actions quickly became more incomprehensible. The power she gains over Marino is hard to believe. When did he become so easily swayed? And the body farm was such a small part of the book. The murder wrapped up neatly in the end, a little too neatly for my taste.

Even though I had some complaints about the plot, the book was still a fun read. The...more

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Jan 15, 2012 Shellys♥ Journal rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, fiction, mystery, series, thriller

Kay Scarpetta as a part of an FBI forces unit is drawn into a case in North Carolina that may mirror that of her previous case where the perp is known but still at large. She, Marino and Wesley converge on the small town where many pieces do not fit. At the same time, Lucy, her niece becomes involved in a security breach at the Bureau. All paths spiral and converge together.

I thought this was one of the best of her books so far. The crime was chilling, and because there were so many unanswered q...more

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Jun 09, 2011 Carmen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-and-thrillers

I have to wonder which came first, this series of books featuring a intelligent, beautiful female medical examiner or all the tv series featuring them. I believe it was the series. This is the fifth in the series. Kay falls off the wagona bit and has an affair with a co worker. Her partner, Marino, is not happy with her choice so he makes a bad choice of his own. Her niece tries to enter Kay's world and becomes the target of a homicidal maniac. All of this while Kay is trying to discover how and...more

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Dec 08, 2012 Daphne Lazenby added it

I liked reading this book as I have all in the Scarpetta series. I did not start reading the series until the author had written several so I did not have to wait long periods of time between books. I looked forward to the twists and turns of the mysteries and the always underlying currents with characters' personalities some of the regulars most surprising, family expected and the always messed up killer that Kay has to reveal the victim's flaws in the story too. I liked her detail but not too...more

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Aug 20, 2011 Debbie Maskus rated it 3 of 5 stars

Kay Scarpetta always seems to run into Gault. She sees him and then he quickly disappears. In The Body Farm, Kay and Pete Marino investigate the brutal murder of an 11-year-old girl. The crime appears to resemble Gault's sadistic mode of murder. In the meantime, Kay's niece, Lucy, is interning in the FBI high security-programming lab when security is breached. Cornwell presents so many interesting facts, like the rubber cast of a fingerprint is the mirror image or a reversed image. Cornwell also...more

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Jan 29, 2010 Lee rated it 2 of 5 stars

Do I like PC or do I not like PC? I'm tending toward the latter with this book. It's the 2nd PC book I've read. Kay is unappealing as a main character, and grows even moreso the more I read her. Is it believable that she has all of these incredible insights into fingerprints, car wrecks, etc. that ever other law enforcement agency & specialty misses? Please! Are we to be ambivilent and accepting of the fact that she is an active accomplice in marriage-wrecking? Above and beyond this, there's...more

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Aug 01, 2009 Guillermo Jiménez rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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«De Andrea Camilleri, siciliano como Leonardo Sciascia —referencia obligada—, al holandés Tim Krabbé, cuya exactitud de relojero lo lleva a armar dispositivos que estallan lenta pero eficazmente en manos del lector; del alemán Bernhard Schlink, creador de un ex fiscal nazi vuelto investigador privado, a la israelí Batya Gur, cuyo superintendente Michael Ohayon se guía por un único dictum en la caza de criminales: "Sólo cuando me identifico con alguien...more En Letras libres Mauricio Montiel Figueiras:
«De Andrea Camilleri, siciliano como Leonardo Sciascia —referencia obligada—, al holandés Tim Krabbé, cuya exactitud de relojero lo lleva a armar dispositivos que estallan lenta pero eficazmente en manos del lector; del alemán Bernhard Schlink, creador de un ex fiscal nazi vuelto investigador privado, a la israelí Batya Gur, cuyo superintendente Michael Ohayon se guía por un único dictum en la caza de criminales: "Sólo cuando me identifico con alguien sé por dónde avanzar"; del fenómeno Henning Mankell, responsable de ese adalid del spleen sueco que es el inspector Kurt Wallander, a la francesa Fred Vargas, que explota sus conocimientos de arqueóloga e historiadora en tramas no exentas de un filón irónico, el género fundado por Wilkie Collins, Arthur Conan Doyle y Edgar Allan Poe cuenta con exponentes contemporáneos que han sabido reconquistar el gusto de un público masivo que, la verdad sea dicha, siempre ha sido fiel.»

Bueno, eso por un lado. Patricia Cornwell va más del lado mediático estilo ci-es-ai. La doctora Scarpetta es un cruce entre el reciente Dr. House y Grissom y otros más maniacos conocidos. Al igual que Sherlock, tiene su némesis que es un tal Gault.

Lo siento. A esta novela se le ven las costuras desde lejos. Las descripciones rayan entre la inverosimilitud y la sensiblería barata. Narración amena, intensa a ratos, con tinos y aciertos pero con muchos lugares comúnes mal empleados. Historia ágil, crimen horroroso a recolver. Infantes de por medio para acrecentar lo brutal del asesinato. Síndrome de Munchaussen de por medio, etc. Relaciones adúlteras, incomprensión y desesoaración, personajes con marcados rasgos humanos, personajes redondos por decirlo en palabras de Aguiar e Silva, pero, siento que es más por casualidad que por disposición de Cornwell. Detalles médicos atinados y precisos, sin embargo, a mí parecer raya en lo didáctico y aleccionador.

En el fondo son dos, tres horas de lectura amena, un poco morbosa y telenovelera, pero, que bien pueden valer la pena tan solo para concer como escribe la gente desde dentro del problema.(less)

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Nov 08, 2012 Austins rated it 3 of 5 stars

I enjoyed reading this book, but felt like it moved slowly for most of the time. The premise of this book had great potential for a real page turner, but it kind of fell flat for me. There were only a handful of places where I felt the need to keep turning the page.

've read several Kathy Reich's novels recently and can't help but compare them. If I only I could take the Kathy Reichs intriguing story lines and Cornwell's writing style (without the constant foreshadowing at the end of each chapt...more

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Jan 08, 2009 Judy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: female-author

This series is what I call a "guilty pleasure". Not at all high-brow, but easy to read thrillers with some mystery, and I have to admit that I enjoy the gruesome details about forensic pathology. Being an engineering type, I like to know the details behind things, how things work, in particular when it comes to problem solving or investigative techniques.

I do love the character of Kay Scarpetta; she's a strong, smart woman who is also attractive. She makes me nuts sometimes when she does risky t...more

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Feb 26, 2013 Nicky Reed rated it 2 of 5 stars

This feels as though it has an important place in the Scarpetta series with some significant attention given to strategic development of major characters and relationships. It feels as though it sets up the next few books in the series.
In terms of the specific narrative of this book - it's busy in there! There's quite a lot going on - and there's the odd slightly unconvincing intuitive/narrative leap.
Overall eminently readable and, actually, feels as though the author has invested a good deal of...more

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Dec 09, 2012 Daniele rated it 3 of 5 stars

Another reread....
In retrospect, this is the beginning of the unraveling of the characters and books that I likedso much years ago. I was faithful to the series until she changed her writing style and switched to present tense ( Blowfly, I think). But I do remember really liking this book the first time around. I must admit that I love Benton for some reason and am conflicted by his actions here.
As far as the plot goes, it is interesting enough and moves along quickly. There are only brief momen...more

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May 18, 2012 Liz rated it 4 of 5 stars

I like Patricia Cornwell's books simply because they are extremely readable, fast-paced thrillers. They don't require much concentration to read and are the perfect antidote if you've just read a heavier tome. As with most books of this genre, you do have to suspend belief a little and also be prepared to stomach some pretty gory details (the description of the body farm of the title needs a strong stomach!) but it's a lovely light and fluffy read. And for those of us who are of that persuasion,...more

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Mar 28, 2012 Nicol rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mysteries

Cornwell throws us for a loop in this one! Just when you hope they are closing in on Gault - Marino's jealousy is driving him to dangerous choices and once again Cornwell makes us feel like we missed a book somewhere with a new romance. My sister recommended this series to me and mentioned an FBI lover, when I concluded who that was, I guess my naive self assumed he would be divorced or widowed by then, I guess I didn't see Benton's character that way even though there was always something betwe...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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