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Kay Scarpetta #1-2
The First Scarpetta Collection: Postmortem / Body of Evidence
Fans of Patricia Cornwell, the number one megastar who virtually invented the forensic thriller, will rejoice to see her first two novels, Postmortem and Body of Evidence, united in this much-anticipated omnibus volume. Hugely successful when they were first published, these are the two novels that brought Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta to the book-reading world. They are presented here complete and unabridged.
Postmortem
A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalized and strangled in their own bedrooms. There is little pattern: the killer appears to strike at random -- but always early on Saturday mornings.
When Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta is awakened at 2:33 A.M., she knows the news is bad: there is a fourth victim, and she fears now for those who may follow unless she finds the forensic evidence that can break the case.
But not everyone wants her help. Not everyone is pleased to see a woman in this powerful job. Someone may even want to ruin her career and reputation before she can find the killer.
Body of Evidence
A reclusive writer is dead, and her final manuscript has disappeared...
Someone is stalking Beryl Madison. Someone who spies on her and makes threatening, obscene phone calls. Terrified, Beryl flees to Key West -- but eventually she must return to her Richmond home. The very night she arrives, Beryl inexplicably invites her killer inside.
Thus begins for Dr. Kay Scarpetta the investigation of a crime that is as convoluted as it is bizarre. Why would Beryl open the door to someone who would brutally slash and then neatly decapitate her? Did she know her killer? Adding to the intrigue is Beryl's enigmatic relationship with a prizewinning author and the disappearance of her own manuscript.
As Scarpetta retraces Beryl's footsteps, an investigation that begins in the laboratory with microscopes and lasers leads her deep into a nightmare that soon becomes her own.
640 pages, Hardcover
First published July 6, 1995
About the author
Patricia Cornwell
128 books21.1k followersPatricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, in 1990 while working as a computer analyst at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. Postmortem, was the first bona fide forensic thriller. It paved the way for an explosion of entertainment featuring in all things forensic across film, television and literature.
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 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-nine 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. Celebrating 25 years, these characters have grown into an international phenomenon, 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 2000 bought the rights to Kay Scarpetta. Working with producer Liz Friedman, Marvel’s Jessica Jones and fellow Marvel EP and Twilight Saga scribe Melissa Rosenberg to develop the film and find Scarpetta a home on the big screen.
After earning her degree in English from Davidson College in 1979, she began working at the Charlotte Observer.
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.
When not writing from her Boston home, Patricia tirelessly researches cutting-edge forensic technologies to include in her work. Her interests span outside the literary: Patricia co-founded of the Conservation Scientist Chair at the Harvard University Art Museums. 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. 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.”
Social and Digital Outlets
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https://twitter.com/1pcornwell
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Other areas of expertise & interests
Forensics | Forensic Technologies | Ballistics | Weapons | Explosives | Pathology & Autopsies | Crime | Historical and Unsolved Criminal Cases | Jack The Ripper | Helicopter Piloting | Suba Diving | Archaeological Excavation Experience |
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 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-nine 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. Celebrating 25 years, these characters have grown into an international phenomenon, 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 2000 bought the rights to Kay Scarpetta. Working with producer Liz Friedman, Marvel’s Jessica Jones and fellow Marvel EP and Twilight Saga scribe Melissa Rosenberg to develop the film and find Scarpetta a home on the big screen.
After earning her degree in English from Davidson College in 1979, she began working at the Charlotte Observer.
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.
When not writing from her Boston home, Patricia tirelessly researches cutting-edge forensic technologies to include in her work. Her interests span outside the literary: Patricia co-founded of the Conservation Scientist Chair at the Harvard University Art Museums. 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. 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.”
Social and Digital Outlets
http://www.patriciacornwell.com
https://www.facebook.com/patricia.cor...
https://twitter.com/1pcornwell
https://instagram.com/1pcornwell/
Other areas of expertise & interests
Forensics | Forensic Technologies | Ballistics | Weapons | Explosives | Pathology & Autopsies | Crime | Historical and Unsolved Criminal Cases | Jack The Ripper | Helicopter Piloting | Suba Diving | Archaeological Excavation Experience |
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February 17, 2016
Dr. Kay Scarpetta ist erst seit kurzem die Leiterin der Gerichtsmedizin im Fall eines mehrfachen Frauenmörders, der in Virginia sein Unwesen treibt. Doch plötzlich werden die Untersuchung gesört. Als ein weiterer Mord geschieht, will Dr. Scarpetta dem Täter eine Falle stellen.
Ich bin im Moment total auf der Schiene Krimi und Thriller her damit. Also bin ich über Kay Scarpetta gestolpert. Eine sehr lange Reihe aber ich war sehr neugierig. Kaum angefangen hat mich Kay in ihrem Bann gezogen. Natürlich merkt man schnell, das die Bücher schon etwas älter sind. Ich sag nur DNA-Analyse. Doch die Spannung, Action und die Wortgefechte sind sehr interessant und Zeitlos. Teilweise erinnert mich Kay Scarpetta an die Serie Bones, doch da sie Ihre Leichen ganz frisch bekommt. Kay ist eine starke Frau die einige durchgemacht hat um dorthin zu kommen wo sie jetzt ist. Ich nehme sie mir als Vorbild und nein ich werde jetzt nicht Ärztin oder Anwältin, aber ich werde mehr darum kämpfen für das was ich will. Die Story ist einfach spannend und verrät sehr wenig. Man bekommt sehr viele Details. Die teilweise schon etwas überholt sind doch dadurch werden sie sogar noch interessanter, weil man so mitbekommt wie es vor 20 Jahren gelaufen ist. Ich werde auf jeden Fall alle Bänder lesen und freue mich weiter an Kay´s Seite zu bewegen bzw. lesen.
Ich bin im Moment total auf der Schiene Krimi und Thriller her damit. Also bin ich über Kay Scarpetta gestolpert. Eine sehr lange Reihe aber ich war sehr neugierig. Kaum angefangen hat mich Kay in ihrem Bann gezogen. Natürlich merkt man schnell, das die Bücher schon etwas älter sind. Ich sag nur DNA-Analyse. Doch die Spannung, Action und die Wortgefechte sind sehr interessant und Zeitlos. Teilweise erinnert mich Kay Scarpetta an die Serie Bones, doch da sie Ihre Leichen ganz frisch bekommt. Kay ist eine starke Frau die einige durchgemacht hat um dorthin zu kommen wo sie jetzt ist. Ich nehme sie mir als Vorbild und nein ich werde jetzt nicht Ärztin oder Anwältin, aber ich werde mehr darum kämpfen für das was ich will. Die Story ist einfach spannend und verrät sehr wenig. Man bekommt sehr viele Details. Die teilweise schon etwas überholt sind doch dadurch werden sie sogar noch interessanter, weil man so mitbekommt wie es vor 20 Jahren gelaufen ist. Ich werde auf jeden Fall alle Bänder lesen und freue mich weiter an Kay´s Seite zu bewegen bzw. lesen.
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