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Patricia Cornwell

(Patricia Daniels Cornwell)

(b.1956)

Patricia Cornwell's series of crime novels featuring the forensic examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta are international bestsellers. She is also the author of two police procedurals and the biography of Ruth Graham. She divides her time between Virginia and New York.

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Inspirational

Series

Kay Scarpetta
   1. Postmortem (1989)
   2. Body of Evidence (1991)
   3. All That Remains (1992)
   4. Cruel and Unusual (1993)
   5. The Body Farm (1994)
   6. From Potter's Field (1995)
   7. Cause of Death (1996)
   8. Unnatural Exposure (1997)
   9. Point of Origin (1998)
   9.5. Scarpetta's Winter Table (1998)
   10. Black Notice (1999)
   11. The Last Precinct (2000)
   12. Blow Fly (2001)
   13. Trace (2004)
   14. Predator (2005)
   15. Book of the Dead (2007)
   16. Scarpetta (2008)
   17. The Scarpetta Factor (2009)
   18. Port Mortuary (2010)
   19. Red Mist (2011)
   20. The Bone Bed (2012)
   21. Dust (2013)
   22. Flesh and Blood (2014)
   23. Depraved Heart (2015)
   24. Chaos (2016)
   25. Autopsy (2021)
   26. Livid (2022)

Andy Brazil
   1. Hornet's Nest (1996)
   2. Southern Cross (1999)
   3. Isle Of Dogs (2001)

Winston Garano
1. At Risk (2006)
2. The Front (2008)

Captain Chase
1. Quantum (2019)
2. Spin (2021)

Picture Books

Life's Little Fable (1999)

Non fiction

   A Time for Remembering (1985)
   Ruth, A Portrait (1997) (with Morrisroe)
   Food to Die for (2001) (with Marlene Brown)
   Portrait of a Killer (2002)
   Chasing the Ripper (2014)
   Ripper (2017)

Awards

	Anthony Awards Best First Novel winner (1991) : Postmortem
	BCA Crime Thriller of the Year Best Novel winner (2008) : Book of the Dead

Patricia Cornwell recommends

Freedom to Kill (1997)
(Novel of the FBI)
Paul Lindsay
"Paul Lindsay is frighteningly good."

Death Sentence (1998)
Jerry Bledsoe
"The master of true crime."

The Experiment (1999)
John Darnton
"... Thrills and haunts."

Red Wolf (2003)
(Annika Bengtzon, book 5)
Liza Marklund
"One of the most dynamic and popular crime writers of our time."

The Bone Vault (2003)
(Alexandra Cooper, book 5)
Linda Fairstein
"Linda Fairstein's continued rise intothe rarefied realm of great crime fiction seems unstoppable. She is beginningto defy gravity.The Bone Vault will spin your head and race you away on a blast of originality,chilling real-world detail, and turbo-charged writing."

A Death in Vienna (2004)
(Gabriel Allon, book 4)
Daniel Silva
"Nerve-searing and painfully brilliant."

Double Cross Blind (2005)
Joel Ross
"Masterfully told, THE DOUBLE CROSS BLIND is a superb WWII thriller. It is haunting and unforgettable."

Agent X (2011)
(Steve Vail, book 2)
Noah Boyd
"We have a new American hero in Steve Vail."

Iron House (2011)
John Hart
"If you crave thrillers that are vividly beautiful, graphic, will make you bleed, try John Hart."

Dark Corners (2015)
Ruth Rendell
"Unequivocally the most brilliant crime writer of our time."

The Fear Within (2016)
(Lieutenant Danielle Lewis, book 2)
J S Law
"Addictively readable."

Need to Know (2018)
Karen Cleveland
"Karen Cleveland is the real deal – an exciting new voice in thrillers."

Truly, Darkly, Deeply (2022)
Victoria Selman
"Truly, Darkly, Deeply is beautifully written and moves at the pace of wildfire. It draws you into the dark world of serial murder without celebrating it. Victoria Selman is an exciting and powerfully fresh voice, and her new thriller is one you won't put down."

The Last Party (2022)
(DC Morgan, book 1)
Clare Mackintosh
"The writing is superb. Wicked fun, devilishly clever,with echoes of Agatha Christie. This is a party you won't want to miss."

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