Scarpetta Factor

Informationen zum Autor In 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem , while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, as well as the French Prix du Roman d'Aventures - the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. Growing into an international phenomenon, the Scarpetta series won Cornwell the Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and artistic development. Today, Cornwell's novels and iconic characters are known around the world. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written the definitive nonfiction account of Jack the Ripper's identity, cookbooks, a children's book, a biography of Ruth Graham, and three other fictional series based on the characters Win Garano, Andy Brazil, and Captain Calli Chase. Cornwell continues exploring the latest space-age technologies and threats relevant to contemporary life. Her interests range from the morgue to artificial intelligence and include visits to Interpol, the Pentagon, the U.S. Secret Service and NASA. Cornwell was born in Miami. She grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston. Klappentext Dr Kay Scarpetta returns to face new challenges in Patricia Cornwell's internationally acclaimed series. Vorwort Dr Kay Scarpetta returns to face new challenges in Patricia Cornwell's internationally acclaimed series. Zusammenfassung Dr Kay Scarpetta returns to face new challenges in Patricia Cornwell's internationally acclaimed series.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Patricia Cornwell, Cornwell Patricia
• Editore: Little, Brown Book Group
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2010
• EAN: 9780751538762
• ISBN: 978-0-7515-3876-2
• Pagine: 533
• Peso: 365 g
• Serie: Kay Scarpetta; Scarpetta; Kay Scarpetta; Scarpetta
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological, FICTION / Thrillers / Medical, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, seventeenth scarpetta book; pathologist; doctor