Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, in 1990 while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia, pioneering the forensic thriller genre.
The book won multiple prestigious awards, including the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards in a single year.
To date, her books have sold 100 million copies in over 120 countries, with twenty-nine New York Times bestsellers.
Her novels center on medical examiner Kay Scarpetta and her associates.
Beyond writing, Cornwell co-founded the Conservation Scientist Chair at Harvard University Art Museums, advocates for psychiatric research, and funds various educational and law enforcement charities.
