Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwellis a contemporary American crime writer. She is widely known for writing a popular series of novels featuring the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a medical examiner. Her books have sold more than 100 million copies...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth9 June 1956
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
people series time worked
That's why I think the 'Scarpetta' series has worked so well because people like spending time with this character.
people
Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.
people signings
I've had people turn up to book signings with knives, with guns.
drove forward gathered heat past people promise pushing summer traffic
That morning, summer sulked and gathered darkly over Charlotte, and heat shimmered on pavement. Traffic teemed, people pushing forward to promise as they drove through new construction, and the past was bulldozed away.
pain people suffering
I'm very, very sensitive to pain and to people who suffer.
book numbers people
I'm always surprised when large numbers of people buy my books.
medicine interesting people
I didn't invent forensic science and medicine. I just was one of the first people to recognize how interesting it is.
technology people crime
I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology; it's solved by people.
case dna element evidence expect forensic hard human means science smart society solved
The Ripper case is not one to be conclusively solved by DNA or fingerprints, ... and in a way, this is good. Society has come to expect the wizardry of forensic science to solve all crimes, but without the human element of deductive skills, teamwork, very hard investigation, and smart prosecution, evidence means nothing.
anywhere job published wonderful
Putnam has done a wonderful job for me. Why would I want to be published anywhere else?
fear hate heart kitchen ran remembered running shoes taking
Benton Wesley was taking off his running shoes in my kitchen when I ran to him, my heart tripping over fear and hate and remembered horror.
horrible literally proves somebody wrong
Because if somebody literally proves me wrong not only will I feel horrible about it, but I will look terrible.
I stop working at about 3 p.m. on Fridays.
human
The human capacity to be curious has always existed.