Patricia Cornwell is an award-winning novelist of forensic mysteries and police procedurals that focus on medical autopsies and investigations. Her novels are characterized by the graphic authenticity...
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In the following review, the critic offers a mixed assessment of Ruth, A Portrait.
A syrupy but engaging biography of the famous preacher's irrepressible wife.
[Ruth, A Portrait] is bests...
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In the following review, Robbins examines the role of the professional female sleuth in the mystery genre and how Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta fits into that tradition.
I'm a novice reade...
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In the following mixed review, Corrigan discusses From Potter's Field and the weariness Cornwell's characters seem to be developing as the Scarpetta series progresses.
The trouble wit...
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Best-selling crime writer Patricia Cornwell has filed a libel lawsuit against another author and is asking a federal judge to bar him from posting defamatory messages about her on the Internet.Corn...
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Best-selling crime writer Patricia Cornwell has filed a libel lawsuit against another author and is asking a federal judge to bar him from posting defamatory messages about her on the Internet.Corn...
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A federal judge has ordered a self-published author to cease an Internet vendetta in which he has accused best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell of plagiarism, bribery, anti-Semitism and eve...
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Today is Saturday, June 9, the 160th day of 2007. There are 205 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 9, A.D. 68, the Roman Emperor Nero committed suicide.On this date:In 1870,...
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As firefighters and police swarmed the World Trade Center the morning of Sept. 11, the city's chief medical examiner was right there with them, setting up a makeshift morgue for a casualty toll he ...
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WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERSFICTION1. "Stone Cold" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)2. "Creation in Death" by J.D. Robb (Putnam Adult)3. "Protect and Defend: A Thriller" by Vince Fly...
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Ruth Graham, who surrendered dreams of missionary work in Tibet to marry a suitor who became the world's most renowned evangelist, died Thursday. She was 87. Graham died at 5:05 p.m. at her home at...
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The party was held down the hall from the morgue. The color scheme was purple, to denote mourning. The chitchat over hors d'oeuvres was about really interesting autopsies. And the guests included c...
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Patricia Cornwell
Critical Review by Kirkus Reviews
Crime writer Patricia Cornwell accuses author of libel, slander
