Anthony Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1991) Winner
Patricia Cornwell
パトリシア・コーンウェル
Patorisha Kōnweru
Aliases:
Patricia Carroll Daniels
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-06-09 （Miami, Florida, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Montreat, North Carolina → Richmond, Virginia → Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Crime reporter, Technical writer, Computer analyst
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Influenced By
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Influenced
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson College | — | English | B.A. | テニス奨学金で在籍 | United States |
| King University | — | — | — | 短期間在籍 | United States |
Davidson College
English
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
テニス奨学金で在籍
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United States
Graduated with a B.A. in English
King University
Period:
短期間在籍
Country:
United States
Attended briefly in Bristol, Tennessee
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Edgar Award | Postmortem | 最優秀新人小説賞 | Mystery Writers of America | 受賞 |
| 1990 | John Creasey Award | Postmortem | — | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Gold Dagger | Cruel and Unusual | — | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
| 2011 | RBA Prize for Crime Writing | Red Mist | — | — | 受賞 |
Edgar Award
1991
Work:
Postmortem
Category:
最優秀新人小説賞
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
受賞
John Creasey Award
1990
Work:
Postmortem
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
Gold Dagger
1993
Work:
Cruel and Unusual
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
RBA Prize for Crime Writing
2011
Work:
Red Mist
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Macavity Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1991) Winner
CWA KAA Gold Dagger
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (1993) Winner
Works
Major Works
Postmortem
1990 Crime fictionMedical examiner Kay Scarpetta solves a series of murders in Richmond, Virginia.
Forensic scienceCrime investigation
Body of Evidence
1991 Crime fictionScarpetta investigates the murder of a writer.
Forensic scienceJustice
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed
2002 Non-fictionClaims painter Walter Sickert was Jack the Ripper.
Serial killerHistorical investigation
Bibliography
- Kay Scarpetta series (29 books), Andy Brazil series, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed forensic descriptionsShift to present tenseThird-person omniscient
- Recurring Motifs
- Forensic scienceFamily dynamicsHealth issues
Health
-
Anorexia nervosa10代後半からLed to depression
-
Depression生涯Affected her writing
-
Bipolar disorder (misdiagnosed)過去Underwent treatment
Legacy
Sold over 120 million books. Pioneer of forensic thrillers, influencing CSI.
In Popular Culture
- Appeared as herself in Criminal Minds
Quotes
-
I created a monster
Source: The Guardian interview (2008)
Trivia
- Holds private helicopter license
- Spent $6 million on Jack the Ripper research
- Descendant of Harriet Beecher Stowe