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Name:PatriciaCornwellBiographyPatriciaCornwellwritescrimefictionfromanunusuallyinformedpointofview.Whilemanywritersare,asshesays,conjuringup"fantasy"assumptionsregardingwhatreallygoesintotrackingcriminalsandexaminingcrimescenes,Cornwellreallydoeswalkthewalk,whichiswhyhernovelsringsotrue.Beforebecomingoneofthemostwidelyrecognized,respected,andreadwritersincontemporarycrimefiction,sheworkedasapolicereporterforTheCharlotteObserverandasacomputeranalystinthechiefmedicalexaminer'sofficeinVirginia.Duringthisperiodofherlife,Cornwellobservedliterallyhundredsofautopsies.Whilethevastmajorityofpeoplewouldsurelyregardsuchworkunsavorybeyondbelief,Cornwellwasacquiringvaluableinformationthatwouldnotonlyhelpherwritethegroundbreaking2002studyPortraitofaKiller:JacktheRipper--CaseClosedbutwouldalsoenrichherfictionwithuncommonauthenticity."Mostofthesecrimescene...readmoreName:PatriciaCornwellAlsoKnownAs:PatriciaDanielsCornwell(fullname)CurrentHome:Boston,MAandNewYork,NYDateofBirth:June9,1956PlaceofBirth:Miami,FloridaEducation:B.A.inEnglish,DavidsonCollege,1979;KingCollegeAwards:EdgarAwardforPostmortem,1991;GoldDaggerforCruelandUnusual,1993*PatriciaCornwell'sofficialwebsiteBiographyPatriciaCornwellwritescrimefictionfromanunusuallyinformedpointofview.Whilemanywritersare,asshesays,conjuringup"fantasy"assumptionsregardingwhatreallygoesintotrackingcriminalsandexaminingcrimescenes,Cornwellreallydoeswalkthewalk,whichiswhyhernovelsringsotrue.Beforebecomingoneofthemostwidelyrecognized,respected,andreadwritersincontemporarycrimefiction,sheworkedasapolicereporterforTheCharlotteObserverandasacomputeranalystinthechiefmedicalexaminer'sofficeinVirginia.Duringthisperiodofherlife,Cornwellobservedliterallyhundredsofautopsies.Whilethevastmajorityofpeoplewouldsurelyregardsuchworkunsavorybeyondbelief,Cornwellwasacquiringvaluableinformationthatwouldnotonlyhelpherwritethegroundbreaking2002studyPortraitofaKiller:JacktheRipper--CaseClosedbutwouldalsoenrichherfictionwithuncommonauthenticity."Mostofthesecrimesceneshows...arewhatIcallHarryPotter'policing,"shesaidinacandid,heatedinterview."They'reabsolutelyfantasy.Andtheproblemisthegeneralpublicwatchesthese,60millionpeopleaweekorwhatever,andtheythinkwhatthey'reseeingistrue."IfCornwellcomesoffasabitvehementinhercriticismoftelevisionshowsmeanttosimplyentertain,that'sjustbecauseshetakesherworksoseriously.NotthatCornwell'snovelsareeveranythingshortofentertaining,eveniftheirgrislydetailsmayrequireextra-strongstomachsofherreaders.Shehascreatedatremendouslywell-definedandcomplexcharacterinherfavoritefictionalcrimesolverDr.KayScarpetta.CornwellintroducedmedicalexaminerScarpettainherfirstnovel,Postmortemin1990.Today,Scarpettaisstillcrackingcasesandcrackingopencadavers.(ShehaseveninspiredacookbookcalledFoodtoDieFor:SecretsfromKayScarpetta'sKitchen.)Inaddition,CornwellwritesmorelightheartedcopcapersinherAndyBrazil&JudyHammerseries.GoodToKnowCornwellknowswhatitsliketoshatterrecords.Herdebut,Postmortem,wastheonlynovelbyafirst-timeauthortoeverwinfivemajormysteryawardsinasingleyear.Cornwellmaybeaformercrimesolver,butsheshudderstothinkthatherbookscouldactuallycontributetocrime.Infact,shesaysshehasreceived"thankyou"notesfromprisonerswhoclaimtheyhavegleanedinformationfromherbooksthatmighthelpthemcovertheirtrackswhilecommittingfuturecrimes.Ifparodyisindeedthesincerestformofflattery,thenCornwellhasafaninChrisElliott.TheprofessionalwisenheimerpublishedahilarioustakeoffonhertruecrimebookPortraitofaKillercalledTheShroudoftheThwacker.美国著名作家，“顶级侦探No.1”，作品全球销售总量超过1亿册。早期做过刑事新闻记者、州法医办公室检验记录员与电脑分析员、里士满市义务警察，曾接受FBI特训……曲折而独特的经历，使她成功塑造出一个与福尔摩斯齐名的首席女法医——凯?斯卡佩塔。正是到了康薇尔的笔下，“法医”这个幕后角色才第一次隆重走到台前，不但使众多断头无绪的案件初露真相的晨曦，甚至成为一批悬案解锁的钥匙。众多媒体为此隆重报道：“斯卡佩塔和作家共同开辟了一个时代，一个让尸体开口说话的时代。”“首席女法医”令越来越多的媒体和读者痴迷，以34种文字风行全球。