(examiner.com, Dec. 2, Michelle Kerns)

Bestselling author Patricia Cornwell‘s latest addition to her wildly popular Kay Scarpetta series, Scarpetta, goes on sale today, December 2nd, and boy, is it a doozy.

It’s been a year since we’ve seen Dr.Kay Scarpetta in action, and many of us Cornwell followers would rather forget our last encounter with Kay and her long time sidekick Pete Marino who broke the hearts of fans as well as the trust of many when he attempted to assault Kay in the 15th book of the (more…)

(artdaily.com, Nov. 21)

CAMBRIDGE, MA.- The Harvard Art Museum today announced the establishment of the Patricia Cornwell Conservation Scientist at the museum’s Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. This new position is established through a generous $1 million commitment from bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, matching additional support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Ms. Cornwell is the author of 16 Kay Scarpetta thrillers, including the forthcoming 2008 release Scarpetta, as well as several other works of fiction and non-fiction. (more…)

(Publisher’s Weekly, Nov. 24, 2008)

Patricia Cornwell told fans on her web site that in Scarpetta “Someone from the past returns, someone I didn’t anticpate and you might be in for a big surprise.”

Get your copy of Scarpetta at www.vjbooks.com today!

(Publisher’s Weekly, Aug. 25)

“With a powerful stage presence and a voice that captivates for hours, Kate Reading delivers a home-run performance that captures the essence and authority of Cornwell‘s prose.  Reading. . . leaps into character in this understated yet creatively nuanced reading that is both  honest and entertaining.  She understands just how to bring Cornwell’s words to life and does so with great passion.”

Order her title The Front at www.vjbooks.com