Patricia Cornwell Dives into the Mysterious World of Kay Scarpetta

If you haven’t heard of Patricia Cornwell you’ve never been to a bookstore, or an airport, or a library…heck. She is everywhere and there is a reason for that. Prolific AND talented, she has written 27 mystery novels centered around her medical examiner heroine, Kay Scarpetta, and she shows no sign of stopping. We talk about what it’s like to create and shepherd a character like Scarpetta, and what keeps her going. We then have a brief talk about our favorite books of the year. We hope you will join us.

Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Body of Evidence by Patricia Cornwell

All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell

Cruel and Unusual by Patricia Cornwell

From Potter’s Field by Patricia Cornwell

Cause of Death by Patricia Cornwell

Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell

Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell

Scarpetta’s Winter Table by Patricia Cornwell

Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell

Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell

Dust by Patricia Cornwell

Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell

The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell

Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell

Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell

The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell

Flesh and Blood by Patricia Cornwell

Depraved Heart by Patricia Cornwell

Chaos by Patricia Cornwell

Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell

Livid by Patricia Cornwell

Unnatural Death by Patricia Cornwell

Portrait of a Killer by Patricia Cornwell

The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell

Predator by Patricia Cornwell

Spin by Patricia Cornwell

Quantum by Patricia Cornwell

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar

Absolution by Alice McDermott

The General and Julia by Jon Clinch

Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal

The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel

The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers

Central Park West by James Comey

Swamp Story by Dave Barry

A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael Schulman

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

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