Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels; June 9, 1956) is a contemporary American crime writer. She is known for writing a best-selling series of novels featuring the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a medical examiner. Her books have sold more than 100 million copies. She’s authored twenty-nine New York Times bestsellers. Kay Scarpetta series: 1. Postmortem (1990) 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) 10. Scarpetta's Winter Table (1998) 11. Black Notice (1999) 12. The Last Precinct (2000) 13. Blow Fly (2003) 14. Trace (2004) 15. Predator (2005) 16. Book of the Dead (2007) 17. Scarpetta (2008) 18. The Scarpetta Factor (2009) 19. Port Mortuary (2010) 20. Red Mist (2011) 21. The Bone Bed (2012) 22. Dust (2013) 23. Flesh and Blood (2014) 24. Depraved Heart (2015) 25. Chaos (2016) Awards: - ECPA Gold Medallion Book Award in the Biography/Autobiography category for A Time For Remembering (1985) - Edgar Award, John Creasey Memorial Award, Anthony Award, and Macavity Award; for Postmortem (1991) (Cornwell is the only author to receive these awards in a single year) - Prix du Roman d'Adventures for Postmortem (1992) - Gold Dagger for Cruel and Unusual (1993) - Sherlock Award for Best Detective for the character Kay Scarpetta (1999) - British Book Awards' Crime Thriller of the Year for Book of the Dead (2008) (Cornwell is the first American author to receive this award.) - RBA International Prize for Crime Writing 2011 for Red Mist, the world's most lucrative crime fiction prize at €125,000.
