Patricia Cornwell's latest Scarpetta novel drops Oct. 8, as “Scarpetta” is headed to Amazon, and Cornwell celebrates in Boston.

Scarpetta is independent, feisty and someone Cornwell knows better than she knows herself. To honor that close relationship, Cornwell decided to name her 16th book in the series after its main ...

Patricia Cornwell in 2013. Heidi Gutman/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Years of working in the medical examination field, as well as writing about it, does come at a cost.

A utopsy: A Scarpetta Novel By Patricia Cornwell (William Morrow, 398 pages, $28.99) After an absence of five years, during which time Patricia Cornwell suggested she might not return to the ...

Author: Patricia Cornwell William Morrow, 398 pages, $28.99 Award-winning, best-selling author Patricia Cornwell has gifted us with “Autopsy,” a new Kay Scarpetta forensic thriller — the ...

It has been 20 years since best-selling crime writer Patricia Cornwell began work on her first novel in the series chronicling the cases of forensic analyst Dr. Kay Scarpetta.

If you’re a Patricia Cornwell fan, you know Kay Scarpetta. Cornwell’s work with that character was so influential in my life that I can remember exactly where I was when reading certain novels.

For decades, Patricia Cornwell’s Scarpetta series has captivated readers with its forensic-heavy approach to crime-solving, anchored by the brilliant and determined Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Now, the ...

Patricia Cornwell's complete bio, from Scarpetta to Dust, Jack the Ripper, her dating life and controversies. With news, bio, photos and videos.

Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta novels are getting the TV treatment.. Following a multiple-outlet bidding war, Blumhouse Television and Jamie Lee Curtis‘ Comet Pictures have landed the TV ...

After more than 20 years, famed heroine Kay Scarpetta comes to the big screen. Dec. 6, 2011— -- Best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell learned to fly helicopters, analyze blood ...

When Patricia Cornwell's first forensic thriller, Postmortem, was published in 1990, she had the genre pretty much to herself. Today, hundreds of other writers and dozens of TV dramas are trodding ...