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Patricia Cornwell
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American novelist, journalist, biographer
Key facts
- Born
- Patricia Carroll Daniels , ( 1956-06-09 ) June 9, 1956 (age 69) , Miami , Florida, U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Education
- King College , Davidson College ( BA )
- Period
- 1990–present
- Genre
- Crime fiction
- Spouse
- Charles Cornwell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1989 ) Staci Gruber ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Patricia
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Miami
- Occupation
- art collector
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- tennis
- Official website
- www.patriciacornwell.com
- Image
- Patricia Cornwell 2011 b.jpg
- Work location
- Boston
- Residence
- Florida
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- Commons category
- Patricia Cornwell
- date of birth
- 1956-06-09
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
- birth name
- Patricia Carroll Daniels
- social media followers
- 1193007
- name in native language
- Patricia Cornwell
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Encyclopedic overview
Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels; June 9, 1956) is an American crime writer. She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sensational murders in Richmond, Virginia, where most of the stories are set. The plots are notable for their emphasis on forensic science, which has influenced later TV treatments of police work. Cornwell has also accused Walter Sickert of carrying out the Jack the Ripper killings. However, Sickert is not considered a serious suspect by most who study the case, and strong evidence shows he spent most of 1888 outside the UK, and was in France at the time of most of the Ripper murders. Her books have sold more than 120 million copies.
Early life
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