(1) Author's website: PatriciaCornwell.com.
Some of her earlier books were published under the name Patricia
Daniels Cornwell.
(2) In the early books of this
series, Dr. Kay Scarpetta is the Virginia Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond. Later she is a private
forensic consultant in Florida and most recently the head of the
(fictional) National Forensic Academy.
(3) Winner of the 1991 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Winner
of the 1991 Anthony Award for Best First Novel.
Winner of the 1991 Macavity Award for Best First Novel.
