Patricia Cornwell

Autore di Postmortem

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Sull'Autore

Patricia Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida on June 9, 1956. When she was nine years old, her mother tried to give her and her two brothers to evangelist Billy Graham and his wife to care for. For a while the children lived with missionaries since their mother was unable to care for them. After mostra altro graduating from Davidson College in 1979, she worked for The Charlotte Observer eventually covering the police beat and winning an investigative reporting award from the North Carolina Press Association for a series of articles on prostitution and crime in downtown Charlotte. Her award-winning biography of Ruth Bell Graham, the wife of Billy Graham, A Time for Remembering, was published in 1983. From 1984 to 1990, she worked as a technical writer and a computer analyst at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. While working for the medical examiner, she began to write novels. Although the award-winning novel Postmortem was initially rejected by seven different publishers, once it was published in 1990 it became the only novel ever to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d'Adventure, in one year. She is the author of the Kay Scarpetta series, the Andy Brazil series, and the Winston Garano series. She has also written two cookbooks entitled Scarpetta's Winter Table and Food to Die For; a children's book entitled Life's Little Fable; and non-fiction works like Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

Comprende i nomi: P.D. Cornwell, Patr Cornwell, PATRICIA CORNELL, patricia corwell, Patrica Cornwell, Patricia Cornwel, Patrica Cornwell, Patricia Cornwell, Patricia Cornwall, Patricia Cronwell, Cornwell Patricia, Patricia Cornwall, Patricia Cornwell, Particia Cornwell, Patrician Cornwell, Patrícia Cornwell, Cronwell Patricia D, Patricia D. Cornwell, Patricia D. Cornwell, Patricia D. Cornwell, Patricia D. Cornwall, Particia D. Cornwell, Patrica Daniels Cornwell, Cornwell Patricia Daniels, Patricia Daniels Cornwell, Patricia Daniels Cornwall, Патриша Корнуел, Patricia Carroll Daniels Cornwell

Comprende anche: Patricia Daniels (1)

Serie

Kay Scarpetta

Winston Garano

Andy Brazil & Judy Hammer

Captain Chase

Opere di Patricia Cornwell

Popolari Recenti

Postmortem (1990) 7,155 copie

La fabbrica dei corpi (1994) 6,340 copie

Il cimitero dei senza nome (1995) 5,715 copie

Causa di morte (1996) 5,574 copie

Insolito e crudele (1993) 5,570 copie

Quel che rimane (1992) 5,518 copie

Oggetti di reato (1991) 5,486 copie

Callifora (2003) 5,378 copie

Punto di origine (1998) 5,347 copie

Cadavere non identificato (1999) 5,336 copie

Morte innaturale (1997) 5,168 copie

La traccia (2004) 5,162 copie

L'ultimo distretto (2000) 5,133 copie

Predatore (2005) 4,769 copie

Ritratto di un assassino: Jack lo Squartatore, caso chiuso (2003) 4,423 copie

Il libro dei morti (2007) 4,325 copie

Kay Scarpetta (2008) 3,468 copie

Il nido dei calabroni (1996) 3,345 copie

A rischio (2006) 2,933 copie

Il fattore Scarpetta (2009) 2,853 copie

Croce del Sud (1999) 2,664 copie

L'isola dei cani (2001) 2,554 copie

Autopsia virtuale (2010) 2,377 copie

Nebbia rossa (2011) 2,035 copie

Al buio (2008) 1,902 copie

Letto di ossa (2012) 1,748 copie

Polvere (2013) 1,447 copie

Carne e sangue (2014) 1,422 copie

Cuore depravato (2015) 1,198 copie

Chaos (2016) 990 copie

Ruth, A Portrait: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham (1983) 709 copie

Autopsy (2021) 552 copie

Quantum (2019) 449 copie

Livid (2022) 417 copie

La cena di Natale: a tavola con Kay Scarpetta (1998) 354 copie

Alle origini di Scarpetta: Postmortem; Oggetti di reato; Quel che rimane (1995) 276 copie

Food To Die For: Secrets From Kay Scarpetta's Kitchen (2001) 225 copie

Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert (2017) 182 copie

Unnatural Death (2023) 170 copie

Spin (2021) — Autore — 145 copie

The Scarpetta Collection Volume I: Postmortem and Body of Evidence (2003) 140 copie

Chasing the Ripper (2014) 67 copie

A Second Scarpetta Omnibus: Cruel and Unusual, The Body Farm, From Potter's Field (2000) 51 copie

Life's Little Fable (1999) 47 copie

The Body Farm [Abridged Audiobook] (1994) 38 copie

Four Scarpetta Novels (The Last Precinct / Blow Fly / Predator / Book of the Dead) (2009) 28 copie

The Scarpetta Collection Volume II: All That Remains [and] Cruel and Unusual (2003) 27 copie

A Third Scarpetta Omnibus: Cause of Death, Unnatural Exposure, Point of Origin (2002) 25 copie

Postmortem AND All That Remains (2003) 23 copie

Predator [Abridged Audiobook] (2005) 19 copie

Blow Fly [Abridged Audio Book] (2003) 19 copie

Patricia Cornwell CD Audio Treasury Volume Two: Postmortem | Body of Evidence [Abridged Audiobook] (2006) 14 copie

Cause of Death / Unnatural Exposure (2004) 12 copie

Livid (2022) 12 copie

Hornet's Nest [and] Southern Cross (2005) 10 copie

All That Remains [and] Cruel and Unusual [Abridged Audiobook] (2005) — Autore — 9 copie

The Body Farm [and] From Potter's Field (2011) 9 copie

Kay Scarpetta Series (1990) 8 copie

Isle of Dogs [Abridged Audiobook] (2001) 8 copie

Five Scarpetta Novels (Cause of Death, Unnatural Exposure, Point of Origin, Black Notice, and Trace) (2011) 8 copie

Book of the Dead [Abridged Audiobook] (2008) 6 copie

Blow Fly, Part 2 (2003) 5 copie

Postmortem, Body of Evidence, All That Remains, Cruel and Unusual, The Body Farm, From Potter's Field, Cause of… (2007) 5 copie

First 14 Kay Scarpetta: Postmortem, Body of Evidence, All That Remains, Cruel and Unusual, Body Farm, From Potters… 4 copie

Blow Fly, Part 1 (2003) 4 copie

All That Remains [abridged] (2007) 4 copie

The Patricia Cornwell CD Audio Treasury Low Price: Contains All That Remains and Cruel and Unusual (Kay Scarpetta… 3 copie

At Risk / The Front (2008) 3 copie

Caos. Un nuovo caso per Kay Scarpetta 3 copie

Set 13 Kay Scarpetta titles 1 Postmortem 2 Body of Evidence 3 All That Remains 4 Cruel and Unusual 5 The Body Farm 6… 3 copie

7 Patricial Cornwell Books--Portrait Of A Killer,Predator,Cause of Death,Isle of Dogs,Body of Evidence,Cause of… (2003) 2 copie

O Vespeiro (Portuguese Edition) (2000) 2 copie

The Patricia Cornwell Audio Collection (1995) 2 copie

Onnatuurlijke oorzaak (2023) 2 copie

Identity Unknown 2 copie

Second Chance Tuesday 2 copie

PATRICIA CORNWELL COLLECTION (8 books), from "Kay Scarpetta" series:The Body Farm (1994), From Potter's Field… 2 copie

Body of Evidence [Abridged Audiobook] 2 copie

Ripper - The Secret Life of Walter Sickert r 1 copia

La Huella =Libro electrónico= 1 copia

NE RREZIK 1 copia

Link 1 copia

(PORT MORTUARY BY CORNWELL, PATRICIA D.)Port Mortuary[compact disc] ON 30-Nov-2010 1 copia

Cadavere Non Identificato 1 copia

Spin 1 copia

Gr©œn d©œd (2015) 1 copia

Fronta (2009) 1 copia

By Patricia Cornwell: Black Notice 1 copia

Kay Scarpetta Mysteries Collection: Port Mortuary, the Scarpetta Factor, Scarpetta (2011) 1 copia

Kay Scarpetta Series 11-15: 5 Books Collection Set By Patricia Cornwell (The Last Precinct, Blow Fly, Trace, Predator,… (2020) 1 copia

Droga nad urwiskiem. Skandal. Sasiadka (2000) 1 copia

From Potter's Field / Point of Origin / The Last Precinct (2008) 1 copia

Elore megfontolt szandekkal 1 copia

Split Image (2010) 1 copia

Cruel and Unusual / Cause of Death 1 copia

Touch of Darkness 1 copia

Star Quest 1 copia

Cause innaturali (2024) 1 copia

9 Kay Scarpetta Forensic Mystery Paperbacks: All The Remains; Black Notice; Body of Evidence; Cause of Death; Cruel and… 1 copia

7 Titles By Patricial Cornwell - First 7 Kay Scarpetta titles 1 Postmortem 2 Body of Evidence 3 All That Remains 4… 1 copia

6 PBs by Patricia Cornwell: At Risk, Blow Fly, Isle of Dogs +3 More 1 copia

Konseki 1 (痕跡　上) 1 copia

Book of the Dead / Scarpetta / Black Notice / Unnatural Exposure (1990) 1 copia

Patricia Cornwell Trio: From Potter's Field, Unnatural Exposure, & Cause of Death (1995) 1 copia

Cruel and Unusual [abridged audiobook] 1 copia

Post Mortem [abridged audiobook] 1 copia

Personalities along the track...: Gladstone's tribute to our railway workers (2001) — A cura di — 1 copia

Harlequin 1 copia

The Last Precinct / Predator 1 copia

Trace / Predator 1 copia

Cornwell Patricia 1 copia

Book 4 1 copia

Kay Scarpetta Mystery Novel Collection by Patricia Cornwell 21 Novels (2012) 1 copia

Scarpetta, Part 1 1 copia

Scarpetta, Part 2 1 copia

Konseki 2 (痕跡　下) 1 copia

7 Titles By Patricia Cornwell Kay Scarpetta Series (8-14) : 8 Unnatural Exposure 9 Point of Origin 10 Black Notice 11… 1 copia

Predator, Part 1 1 copia

Predator, Part 2 1 copia

Reader's digest : libros selectos : Negocios mortales : Muerte en la órbita : Secretos de la bahía azul : Un millón… 1 copia

Scarpetta Series Books 1-6, by Patricia Cornwell (Postmortem, Body of Evidence, All That Remains, Cruel & Unusual, The… (1990) 1 copia

8 Volume Collection (Set) of Patricia Cornwell Novels Including: Scarpetta, Cause of Death, Southern Cross, the Front,… (1995) 1 copia

Patricia Cornwell Kay Scarpetta Series : 1-17 1 copia

Kay Scarpetta Series 6-15: 10 Books Collection Set By Patricia Cornwell (From Potter's Field, Cause Of Death,Unnatural… (2020) 1 copia

Portrait of a Killer 1 copia

Complete Kay Scarpetta Series: Postmortem, Body of Evidence, All That Remains, Cruel and Unusual, Body Farm, From… 1 copia

Unnatural Exposure, All That remains, Isle Of Dogs, Scarpetta, The Scarpetta Factor, From potters Field, Depraved… 1 copia

Scarpetta (1-16 titles in the series) 1 copia

11 Patricia Cornwell Books--Isle of Dogs,The Front, Cruel & Unusuall, Point of Origin, Body of Evidence, Book of the… 1 copia

Postmortem (1990) Body of Evidence (1991) All that Remains (1992) Cruel and Unusual (1993) The Body Farm (1994) From… 1 copia

Lavoura de Corpos 1 copia

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Opere correlate

Death's Acre (2003) — Prefazione — 1,278 copie

The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them (2006) — Collaboratore — 389 copie

Dick for a Day: What Would You Do If You Had One? (1997) — Collaboratore — 104 copie

The Complete Patricia Cornwell Companion (2005) — Associated Name — 62 copie

Reader's Digest Select Editions 2000 v01 #247 (2000) — Collaboratore — 42 copie

The New Great American Writers' Cookbook (2003) — Collaboratore — 21 copie

Patricia Cornwell's The Front [2010 TV Movie] (2010) — Actor — 4 copie

RDSELP v100 Ruth, A Portrait | Hijacked (1999) — Autore — 3 copie

Time Life Book Digest: It Doesn't Take a Hero / All That Remains / Honest Illusions / Double Deuce (1992) 2 copie

Patricia Cornwell's At Risk [2010 TV Movie] (2010) — Actor — 2 copie

Zwarte hoek; De paardentovenaar; Bittere bloemen; Ontbijt voor vier 1 copia

*4* Thrillers: Clive Cusler ("Fire Ice"); Dale Brown ("Sky Masters"); Lisa Scottoline ("Running from the Law"); and… — Collaboratore — 1 copia

Det Bästas Bokval (2003) vol 226: Tango Ett; Islossning; Mörkrets makt; Det förflutnas landskap — Collaboratore — 1 copia

Gen Silent [2011 Documentary film] (2011) — Producer — 1 copia

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale: Cornwell, Patricia Carroll Daniels
Altri nomi: קורנוול, פטרישה דניאלס
Data di nascita: 1956-06-09
Sesso: female
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di nascita: Miami, Florida, USA
Luogo di residenza: Miami, Florida, Verenigde Staten
Istruzione: Davidson College (BA | 1979 | English)
Attività lavorative: reporter
technical writer (Office of Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia)
computer analyst
Relazioni: Gruber, Staci (spouse)
Breve biografia: Her first crime novel, Postmortem, was published by Scribner’s in 1990. Initially rejected by seven major publishing houses, it became the first novel to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventure in a single year. In Postmortem, Cornwell introduced Dr. Kay Scarpetta as the intrepid Chief Medical Examiner of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 1999, Dr. Scarpetta herself won the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author

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Postmortem di Patricia Cornwell

Leggere la Patricia Cornwell degli albori è ormai quasi leggere un romanzo storico.

Computer e tecnologia sono pressoché irriconoscibili, tanto che le spiegazioni sul funzionamento non mi sono parse superflue, ma mi hanno genuinamente interessato. Senza contare che, nonostante l'autrice sia conosciuta un po' come una che scrive 'spiegoni', in questo volume ho trovato molto equilibrata la loro proporzione con la trama in sé.

Il ritmo è serrato e la soluzione nemmeno tanto scontata. I personaggi sono sfaccettati, ma non eccessivi, oggi la deriva dei coroner/poliziotti/detective complessati portano spesso a cercare di infilarci traumi indicibili e/o tragedie familiari che levati.

Kay Scarpetta ha i suoi problemi familiari e il suo passato triste, ma questi restano tutto sommato credibili, così come ha un carattere introverso, ma perlopiù è una persona normale e non di un Dott. House al quadrato. I comprimari, almeno quelli principali (Marino e Lucy) sono anche loro credibili nelle loro particolarità. Mi è piaciuta in particolare l'evoluzione di Marino da poliziotto-antagonista-con-i-paraocchi, tipico cliché, a poliziotto con acume e senso dell'indagine.

Sono sorpresa da quanto lo abbia apprezzato.… (altro)

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JaqJaq | 105 altre recensioni | Jan 7, 2022 |

Morte innaturale

Letto a vent'anni dalla pubblicazione, al solo scopo di verificare l'evoluzione dei libri della Cornwell.
Un'altra delusione, anche se poi ha scritto di peggio! Scrittrice sopravvalutata, finale sbrigativo e poco logico.
Mi sembra una che scrive solo per far soldi.

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ginsengman | 50 altre recensioni | Aug 25, 2018 |

Autopsia virtuale

Molto palloso, come quasi tutti gli ultimi romanzi della Cornwell.
Dialoghi lunghi e contorti (il record sono 30 pagine di dialogo tra la Scarpetta e il marito!!!)
Ormai la Cornwell ha perso lo smalto"

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ginsengman | 63 altre recensioni | Feb 26, 2018 |

Postmortem di Patricia Cornwell

Dopo aver letto libri più recenti della Cornwell con Kay Scarpetta come protagonista ho affrontato questo romanzo che nel 1990 vinse diversi premi.
E' stato piuttosto deludente: trama un po' prolissa, tecnicismi informatici ormai datati e un finale buttato lì con colpevole che quasi piove dal cielo per finire il romanzo.
Non lo consiglio (se non per fan sfegatati della Cornwell!).

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ginsengman | 105 altre recensioni | Dec 21, 2017 |

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