Patricia Cornwell

About the Author

Patricia Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida on June 9, 1956. When she was nine years old, her mother tried to give her and her two brothers to evangelist Billy Graham and his wife to care for. For a while the children lived with missionaries since their mother was unable to care for them. After show more graduating from Davidson College in 1979, she worked for The Charlotte Observer eventually covering the police beat and winning an investigative reporting award from the North Carolina Press Association for a series of articles on prostitution and crime in downtown Charlotte. Her award-winning biography of Ruth Bell Graham, the wife of Billy Graham, A Time for Remembering, was published in 1983. From 1984 to 1990, she worked as a technical writer and a computer analyst at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. While working for the medical examiner, she began to write novels. Although the award-winning novel Postmortem was initially rejected by seven different publishers, once it was published in 1990 it became the only novel ever to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d'Adventure, in one year. She is the author of the Kay Scarpetta series, the Andy Brazil series, and the Winston Garano series. She has also written two cookbooks entitled Scarpetta's Winter Table and Food to Die For; a children's book entitled Life's Little Fable; and non-fiction works like Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Also includes: Patricia Daniels (1)

Series

Kay Scarpetta

Winston Garano

Andy Brazil & Judy Hammer

Captain Chase

Works by Patricia Cornwell

Popular Recent

Postmortem (1990) 7,208 copies

The Body Farm (1994) 6,377 copies

From Potter's Field (1995) 5,745 copies

Cause of Death (1996) 5,606 copies

Cruel and Unusual (1993) 5,600 copies

All That Remains (1992) 5,551 copies

Body of Evidence (1991) 5,513 copies

Blow Fly (2003) 5,412 copies

Point of Origin (1998) 5,389 copies

Black Notice (1999) 5,376 copies

Trace (2004) 5,215 copies

Unnatural Exposure (1997) 5,207 copies

The Last Precinct (2000) 5,176 copies

Predator (2005) 4,799 copies

Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed (2003) 4,462 copies

Book of the Dead (2007) 4,376 copies

Scarpetta (2008) 3,498 copies

Hornet's Nest (1996) 3,370 copies

At Risk (2006) 2,976 copies

The Scarpetta Factor (2009) 2,887 copies

Southern Cross (1999) 2,683 copies

Isle of Dogs (2001) 2,572 copies

Port Mortuary (2010) 2,410 copies

Red Mist (2011) 2,082 copies

The Front (2008) 1,912 copies

The Bone Bed (2012) 1,778 copies

Dust (2013) 1,468 copies

Flesh and Blood (2014) 1,448 copies

Depraved Heart (2015) 1,213 copies

Chaos (2016) 1,007 copies

Ruth, A Portrait: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham (1983) 714 copies

Autopsy (2021) 562 copies

Quantum (2019) 455 copies

Livid (2022) 438 copies

Scarpetta's Winter Table (1998) 354 copies

Postmortem / Body of Evidence / All That Remains (1995) 278 copies

Food To Die For: Secrets From Kay Scarpetta's Kitchen (2001) 226 copies

Unnatural Death (2023) 194 copies

Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert (2017) 185 copies

Spin (2021) — Author — 147 copies

The Scarpetta Collection Volume I: Postmortem and Body of Evidence (2003) 142 copies

Chasing the Ripper (2014) 70 copies

A Second Scarpetta Omnibus: Cruel and Unusual, The Body Farm, From Potter's Field (2000) 51 copies

Life's Little Fable (1999) 50 copies

The Body Farm [Abridged Audiobook] (1994) 38 copies

Four Scarpetta Novels (The Last Precinct / Blow Fly / Predator / Book of the Dead) (2009) 28 copies

The Scarpetta Collection Volume II: All That Remains [and] Cruel and Unusual (2003) 27 copies

A Third Scarpetta Omnibus: Cause of Death, Unnatural Exposure, Point of Origin (2002) 25 copies

Postmortem AND All That Remains (2003) 23 copies

Predator [Abridged Audiobook] (2005) 19 copies

Blow Fly [Abridged Audio Book] (2003) 19 copies

Patricia Cornwell CD Audio Treasury Volume Two: Postmortem | Body of Evidence [Abridged Audiobook] (2006) 14 copies

Livid (2022) 12 copies

Cause of Death / Unnatural Exposure (2004) 12 copies

Hornet's Nest [and] Southern Cross (2005) 10 copies

All That Remains [and] Cruel and Unusual [Abridged Audiobook] (2005) — Author — 9 copies

The Body Farm [and] From Potter's Field (2011) 9 copies

Five Scarpetta Novels (Cause of Death, Unnatural Exposure, Point of Origin, Black Notice, and Trace) (2011) 8 copies

Isle of Dogs [Abridged Audiobook] (2001) 8 copies

Kay Scarpetta Series (1990) 8 copies

Book of the Dead [Abridged Audiobook] (2008) 6 copies

Blow Fly, Part 2 (2003) 5 copies

Postmortem, Body of Evidence, All That Remains, Cruel and Unusual, The Body Farm, From Potter's Field, Cause of… (2007) 5 copies

First 14 Kay Scarpetta: Postmortem, Body of Evidence, All That Remains, Cruel and Unusual, Body Farm, From Potters… 4 copies

All That Remains [abridged] (2007) 4 copies

Blow Fly, Part 1 (2003) 4 copies

Set 13 Kay Scarpetta titles 1 Postmortem 2 Body of Evidence 3 All That Remains 4 Cruel and Unusual 5 The Body Farm 6… 3 copies

At Risk / The Front (2008) 3 copies

Caos. Un nuovo caso per Kay Scarpetta 3 copies

The Patricia Cornwell CD Audio Treasury Low Price: Contains All That Remains and Cruel and Unusual (Kay Scarpetta… 3 copies

Onnatuurlijke oorzaak (2023) 2 copies

Identity Unknown 2 copies

No title 2 copies

PATRICIA CORNWELL COLLECTION (8 books), from "Kay Scarpetta" series:The Body Farm (1994), From Potter's Field… 2 copies

Second Chance Tuesday 2 copies

O Vespeiro (Portuguese Edition) (2000) 2 copies

Body of Evidence [Abridged Audiobook] 2 copies

The Patricia Cornwell Audio Collection (1995) 2 copies

7 Patricial Cornwell Books--Portrait Of A Killer,Predator,Cause of Death,Isle of Dogs,Body of Evidence,Cause of… (2003) 2 copies

Split Image (2010) 1 copy

The Body Farm Bok # 5 1 copy

Ripper - The Secret Life of Walter Sickert r 1 copy

Lavoura de Corpos 1 copy

Spin (2021) 1 copy

NE RREZIK 1 copy

(PORT MORTUARY BY CORNWELL, PATRICIA D.)Port Mortuary[compact disc] ON 30-Nov-2010 1 copy

Gr©œn d©œd (2015) 1 copy

By Patricia Cornwell: Black Notice 1 copy

Elore megfontolt szandekkal 1 copy

Kay Scarpetta Series 11-15: 5 Books Collection Set By Patricia Cornwell (The Last Precinct, Blow Fly, Trace, Predator,… (2020) 1 copy

Cruel and Unusual / Cause of Death 1 copy

Cause innaturali (2024) 1 copy

Cruel and Unusual by Cornwell, Patricia. (Pocket Books,2005) [Mass Market Paperback] 1 copy

Touch of Darkness 1 copy

Star Quest 1 copy

From Potter's Field Book #6 1 copy

ALL THAT REMAINS By Cornwell, Patricia D. (Author) Mass Market Paperbound on 30-Jun-2009 1 copy

Body Of Evidence 1 copy

Patricia Cornwell - DIE DÄMONEN RUHEN NICHT - Ein Kay-Scarpetta-Roman. Aus dem Amerikanischen von Karin Dufner 1 copy

Fronta (2009) 1 copy

Kalmankalpea 1 copy

Droga nad urwiskiem. Skandal. Sasiadka (2000) 1 copy

From Potter's Field / Point of Origin / The Last Precinct (2008) 1 copy

Kay Scarpetta Series 1-5 Collection 5 Books Set By Patricia Cornwell (Postmortem, Body Of Evidence, All That Remains,… (2022) 1 copy

La Huella =Libro electrónico= 1 copy

11 Patricia Cornwell Books--Isle of Dogs,The Front, Cruel & Unusuall, Point of Origin, Body of Evidence, Book of the… 1 copy

Link 1 copy

Konseki 1 (痕跡　上) 1 copy

Post Mortem [abridged audiobook] 1 copy

Cruel and Unusual [abridged audiobook] 1 copy

Personalities along the track...: Gladstone's tribute to our railway workers (2001) — Editor — 1 copy

Harlequin 1 copy

The Last Precinct / Predator 1 copy

7 Titles By Patricial Cornwell - First 7 Kay Scarpetta titles 1 Postmortem 2 Body of Evidence 3 All That Remains 4… 1 copy

Trace / Predator 1 copy

Cornwell Patricia 1 copy

Patricia Cornwell Trio: From Potter's Field, Unnatural Exposure, & Cause of Death (1995) 1 copy

Book of the Dead / Scarpetta / Black Notice / Unnatural Exposure (1990) 1 copy

Book 4 1 copy

Kay Scarpetta Mystery Novel Collection by Patricia Cornwell 21 Novels (2012) 1 copy

Scarpetta, Part 1 1 copy

Scarpetta, Part 2 1 copy

Konseki 2 (痕跡　下) 1 copy

Cadavere Non Identificato 1 copy

Complete Kay Scarpetta Series: Postmortem, Body of Evidence, All That Remains, Cruel and Unusual, Body Farm, From… 1 copy

9 Kay Scarpetta Forensic Mystery Paperbacks: All The Remains; Black Notice; Body of Evidence; Cause of Death; Cruel and… 1 copy

6 PBs by Patricia Cornwell: At Risk, Blow Fly, Isle of Dogs +3 More 1 copy

7 Titles By Patricia Cornwell Kay Scarpetta Series (8-14) : 8 Unnatural Exposure 9 Point of Origin 10 Black Notice 11… 1 copy

Postmortem (1990) Body of Evidence (1991) All that Remains (1992) Cruel and Unusual (1993) The Body Farm (1994) From… 1 copy

Scarpetta (1-16 titles in the series) 1 copy

Unnatural Exposure, All That remains, Isle Of Dogs, Scarpetta, The Scarpetta Factor, From potters Field, Depraved… 1 copy

Portrait of a Killer 1 copy

Predator, Part 1 1 copy

Kay Scarpetta Series 6-15: 10 Books Collection Set By Patricia Cornwell (From Potter's Field, Cause Of Death,Unnatural… (2020) 1 copy

Patricia Cornwell Kay Scarpetta Series : 1-17 1 copy

8 Volume Collection (Set) of Patricia Cornwell Novels Including: Scarpetta, Cause of Death, Southern Cross, the Front,… (1995) 1 copy

Scarpetta Series Books 1-6, by Patricia Cornwell (Postmortem, Body of Evidence, All That Remains, Cruel & Unusual, The… (1990) 1 copy

Reader's digest : libros selectos : Negocios mortales : Muerte en la órbita : Secretos de la bahía azul : Un millón… 1 copy

Predator, Part 2 1 copy

Point Of Sale Book # ( 1 copy

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Associated Works

Death's Acre (2003) — Foreword — 1,294 copies

The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them (2006) — Contributor — 389 copies

Dick for a Day: What Would You Do If You Had One? (1997) — Contributor — 104 copies

The Complete Patricia Cornwell Companion (2005) — Associated Name — 61 copies

Reader's Digest Select Editions 2000 v01 #247 (2000) — Contributor — 43 copies

The New Great American Writers' Cookbook (2003) — Contributor — 21 copies

Patricia Cornwell's The Front [2010 TV Movie] (2010) — Actor — 4 copies

RDSELP v100 Ruth, A Portrait | Hijacked (1999) — Author — 3 copies

Time Life Book Digest: It Doesn't Take a Hero / All That Remains / Honest Illusions / Double Deuce (1992) 2 copies

Patricia Cornwell's At Risk [2010 TV Movie] (2010) — Actor — 2 copies

Zwarte hoek; De paardentovenaar; Bittere bloemen; Ontbijt voor vier 1 copy

*4* Thrillers: Clive Cusler ("Fire Ice"); Dale Brown ("Sky Masters"); Lisa Scottoline ("Running from the Law"); and… — Contributor — 1 copy

Det Bästas Bokval (2003) vol 226: Tango Ett; Islossning; Mörkrets makt; Det förflutnas landskap — Contributor — 1 copy

Gen Silent [2011 Documentary film] (2011) — Producer — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Cornwell, Patricia Carroll Daniels
Other names: קורנוול, פטרישה דניאלס
Birthdate: 1956-06-09
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, USA
Places of residence: Miami, Florida, USA (birth)
Montreat, North Carolina, USA
New York, New York, USA
Education: Davidson College (BA | 1979 | English)
Occupations: reporter
technical writer (Office of Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia)
computer analyst
Relationships: Gruber, Staci (spouse)
Short biography: Her first crime novel, Postmortem, was published by Scribner’s in 1990. Initially rejected by seven major publishing houses, it became the first novel to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventure in a single year. In Postmortem, Cornwell introduced Dr. Kay Scarpetta as the intrepid Chief Medical Examiner of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 1999, Dr. Scarpetta herself won the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author

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Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta) by Patricia D. Cornwell

I was entertained.

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auldhouse | 107 other reviews | Jun 4, 2024 |

Ruth A Portrait by Patricia Cornwell

She was the daughter of medical missionaries. Her childhood years were in China in the 1920s & 1930s. She & her family were caught in a crucible of unspeakable hardship: in addition to pestilence & plague;, there was the unstable political & military turmoil. She is known as the wife of evangelist Billy Graham.

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ImmanuelPPLibrary | 6 other reviews | Jun 2, 2024 |

Quantum: A Thriller (Captain Chase Book 1) by Patricia Cornwell

ripetitiva e prolissa

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LLonaVahine | 20 other reviews | May 22, 2024 |

Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, 1) by Patricia Cornwell

Postmortem was Patricia Cornwell's first novel featuring Kay Scarpetta, the fierce coroner with a lion's share of beauty, intelligence, skill, and a mental bent for solving puzzles: how did this person die?, and who is killing women in Richmond? That's what's happening this year: a monster of a murderer is ritualistically slaying powerful women in the Richmond, VA area, and is doing so with careful calculation and the ability to remove all the clues of his presence. DNA evidence is in its early days, so Scarpetta and her team need to use all their talents to put a net around the killer. Of course, Scarpetta's involvement, and her resemblance to the other murdered women puts her in the killer's sights.

Postmortem was an excellent first novel, and I think that it's the finest one that Cornwell ever wrote, which is why this is probably my third or fourth reading of the book.… (more)

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