Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell's most recent bestsellers include The Scarpetta Factor, Scarpetta, The Front, and Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper, Case Closed. In 2008, she won the Galaxy British Book Awards’ Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year—the first American ever to win this prestigious award. Her earlier works include Postmortem—the only novel to win five major crime awards in a single year—and Cruel and Unusual, which won Britain's Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel of 1993. Dr. Kay Scarpetta herself won the 1999 Sherlock Award for the best detective created by an American author.

Books Authored

Image of Livid: A Scarpetta Novel (Kay Scarpetta, 26)

Author(s):

Patricia Cornwell

Genre(s):

Forensic Thriller, Medical, Mystery & Thriller

Livid: A Scarpetta Novel (Kay Scarpetta, 26)

October 26, 2022

Reviewed by:

Michael J. McCann

"Livid is largely inaccessible to readers not already familiar with this series."

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Image of Spin (Captain Chase, 2)

Author(s):

Patricia Cornwell

Genre(s):

Mystery & Thriller, Conspiracies, Adventure

Spin (Captain Chase)

January 18, 2021

Reviewed by:

Spin is an appropriate name for this techno-thriller because it can make your head spin.

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Image of Quantum: A Thriller (Captain Chase, 1)

Author(s):

Patricia Cornwell

Genre(s):

Mystery & Thriller, Espionage, Military

Quantum: A Thriller (Captain Chase)

September 30, 2019

Reviewed by:

Karen R. Koenig

“As always, Cornwell establishes time, place and mood by expertly crafting each scene to make you feel as if you’re in it.”

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Image of Flesh and Blood: A Scarpetta Novel (Kay Scarpetta Series, 22)

Author(s):

Patricia Cornwell

Genre(s):

Flesh and Blood

December 14, 2014

Reviewed by:

Nancy Carty Lepri

It's July 12, 2014, and Dr. Kay Scarpetta's birthday. Her FBI profiler husband, Benton Wesley, is surprising her with a relaxing vacation in Miami.

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Image of Port Mortuary (Kay Scarpetta, No. 18)

Author(s):

Patricia Cornwell

Genre(s):

Mystery & Thriller, Medical, Women Sleuths

Port Mortuary

December 1, 2010

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Patricia Cornwell is a prolific author whose work includes nonfiction, biography, cookbooks, and fiction—a total of 28 titles in all.

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