Award-Winning, Multiple Bestselling Author; Known for "Postmortem" & the Kay Scarpetta Series; Forensic Thriller & Crime Novelist

Boston, MA, USA
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Patricia Cornwell Biography

Patricia Cornwell has sold over 100 million books. She sold her first novel, Postmortem, 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.

The transition to literary superstar was not easy. At her first signing, held during a lunch break from the morgue, Patricia sold no copies of Postmortem and fielded exactly one question – an elderly woman asked her where she could find the cookbooks.

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 over 120 million copies in thirty-six languages in over 120 countries. She’s authored dozens of 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.

​Patricia’s literary career expands outside the realm of the Kay Scarpetta series – she’s authored a definitive account of Jack the Ripper’s identity, two cookbooks (Food to Die For and Scarpetta’s Winter Table), a children’s book (Life’s Little Fable), and a biography of Ruth Graham. She’s also developed two other series based on Win Garano, an upstart Boston detective, and Andy Brazil, an enterprising Charlotte reporter.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/10/2025.

Patricia Cornwell Videos

Patricia Cornwell talks new thriller 'Identity Unknown'

Patricia Cornwell talks new thriller 'Identity Unknown'

Patricia Cornwell talks new thriller 'Identity Unknown'.

Barbara Butcher in conversation with Patricia Cornwell

Barbara Butcher in conversation with Patricia Cornwell

Barbara Butcher in conversation with Patricia Cornwell.

Patricia Cornwell in conversation with Jamie Lee Curtis at Live Talks

Patricia Cornwell in conversation with Jamie Lee Curtis at Live Talks

Patricia Cornwell in conversation with Jamie Lee Curtis discussing the writing life and her new novel "Depraved Heart "

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