Patricia Cornwell
1956-
 

Patricia Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida. After graduation she married her former English professor. She became a newspaper reporter but soon changed to police reporter. In 1984 she started work for the Virginia medical examiner's office. She worked at the morgue as a technical writer and later as a computer analyst. She and her husband divorced in 1989. She is the creator of:
1. 'Captain Calli Chase', a quantum physicist and cybercrime investigator.
2. 'Judy Hammer', a police chief.
3. 'Kay Scarpetta', Chief Medical Examiner in Virginia.
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Titles and year of publication:  

'Captain Calli Chase' Novels
 1) Quantum  2019
 2) Spin  2021
'Judy Hammer' Novels
 1) Hornet's Nest  1997
 2) Southern Cross  1999
 3) Isle of Dogs  2001
'Kay Scarpetta' Novels
 1) Postmortem (John Creasey Memorial Award, Macavity Award, Anthony Award, Edgar Award)  1990
 2) Body of Evidence  1991
 3) All That Remains  1992
 4) Cruel and Unusual (Gold Dagger Award)  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
10) Black Notice  1999
11) The Last Precinct  2000
12) Blow Fly  2003
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
27) Unnatural Death  2023
28) Identity Unknown  2024
29) Sharp Force  2025
Other Novels
 1) At Risk  2006
 2) The Front  2008

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