- Born
- Birth namePatricia Carroll Daniels
- Nickname
- Patsy
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Patricia Cornwell was born on June 9, 1956 in Miami, Florida, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Kay Scarpetta, The Front (2010) and Untitled Kay Scarpetta Project. She has been married to Staci Gruber since February 24, 2005. She was previously married to Charles L. Cornwell.
- SpousesStaci Gruber(February 24, 2005 - present)Charles L. Cornwell(June 14, 1979 - 1989) (divorced)
- After J.K. Rowling, she is the world's second best-selling female author.
- A descendant of author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- Her former spouse, Charles Cornwell, edited her book "Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper, Case Closed".
- She helped establish the Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine
- On July 20, 1997, Cornwell coupled her Richmond, Va., book signing for Unnatural Exposure with a blood drive held by The Virginia Blood Services. The event raised 141 pints of blood, which is a record collection for a one-day drive.
- All cruelty in life is about abuse of power.
- It is important to me to live in the world I write about. If I want a character to do or know something, I want to do or know the same thing
- When I was at college there were two things I vowed I'd never do. One was go to a funeral and the other was deal with computers. And then I ended up being a computer programmer in a morgue.
- To almost die is to know that one day you will, and to never again feel the same about anything.
- Enlightenment; do no harm; and leave the world a better place than you found it.
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