In 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem , while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia.
She grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston..
Cornwell was born in Miami.
Secret Service and NASA.
Her interests range from the morgue to artificial intelligence and include visits to Interpol, the Pentagon, the U.
S.
Cornwell continues exploring the latest space-age technologies and threats relevant to contemporary life.
Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written the definitive nonfiction account of Jack the Ripper\'s identity, cookbooks, a children\'s book, a biography of Ruth Graham, and three other fictional series based on the characters Win Garano, Andy Brazil, and Captain Callie Chase.
Today, Cornwell\'s novels and iconic characters are known around the world.
Growing into an international phenomenon, the Scarpetta series won 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.
An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, as well as the French Prix du Roman d\'Aventures--the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year.
In 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem , while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia
