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Kay Scarpetta #1-3
Three Complete Novels: Postmortem / Body of Evidence / All That Remains
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Postmortem introduces Dr. Scarpetta, who knows the smell of bone dust from a skullcap saw and how to read a body for clues via lasers, DNA, and computers. As Scarpetta slowly closes in on a killer known as Mr. Nobody, she gets the creepy, well-informed feeling that the killer is closing in on her. Cornwell's debut swept the mystery-writing awards and made her somebody. In Body of Evidence, Scarpetta investigates the murder of a Southern writer who mysteriously opened the door for her killer. In All That Remains, she hunts a serial killer of young lovers--including the daughter of the president's drug czar, which complicates the forensic chase with political intrigue.
822 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1,1997
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822 pages, Hardcover
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January 1, 1997 by Smithmark Pub
- ISBN
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9780765191120
- ASIN
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0765191121
- Language
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English
About the author
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Patricia 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
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 |
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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Mindblowing. Could not put down the book. Makes you want to read more and more and more until you notice you juts finished the book.
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And so it begins with Kay Scarpetta. I just finished reading #19. She challenges me. A quick read won't do.
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A serial killer is on the loose and Kay's department is being blamed for leaking information to the media. Being a woman in a male-dominated field doesn't help. Someone she doesn't particularly care for may just be the person who can help.
I knew I should have put the book down and gotten some sleep, but Postmortem had me flipping pages. I was intrigued and not disappointed. Definitely some twists to the story. - 4 stars
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I have to say Body of Evidence was okay but nothing special. It seemed to be missing the suspense of the first one in this series. - 3 stars.
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In All That Remains, the vehicle of the daughter of a prominent woman has been found. Police suspect this to be another couple abduction but so far the daughter and her boyfriend remain missing. Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta along with Detective Marino are hurriedly working together but it seems as though together they are being kept from some of the details surrounding these cases. News reporter Abby Turnbull has more information about this latest case than Kay and Marino.
I thought the ending was a bit confusing.
I knew I should have put the book down and gotten some sleep, but Postmortem had me flipping pages. I was intrigued and not disappointed. Definitely some twists to the story. - 4 stars
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I have to say Body of Evidence was okay but nothing special. It seemed to be missing the suspense of the first one in this series. - 3 stars.
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In All That Remains, the vehicle of the daughter of a prominent woman has been found. Police suspect this to be another couple abduction but so far the daughter and her boyfriend remain missing. Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta along with Detective Marino are hurriedly working together but it seems as though together they are being kept from some of the details surrounding these cases. News reporter Abby Turnbull has more information about this latest case than Kay and Marino.
I thought the ending was a bit confusing.
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Wanted to read this series. Read quite a few and then stopped.
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Dangerous books.
Once you've started reading, you can't put it away.
Once you've started reading, you can't put it away.
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I loved reading all three and learning about all the characters from the begining!!!!!
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Keep guessing and you'll probably still get it wrong. I was caught way off gaurd by the ending. Cornwell does a great job of not following a predictable "formula" for her books, each is unique and interesting!
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