The complete Patricia Cornwell companion

by Glenn L. Feole

Other authorsDon Lasseter (Author)

Paper Book, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

813/.54 22

Library's review

Indeholder "Foreword", "Introduction", "Part One: The Author", " The life of Patricia Cornwell", " Patricia Cornwell. Prose stylist", " Patricia Cornwell's works. A bibliography", "Part Two: The Main Characters", " Kay Scarpetta, master sleuth", " Pete Marino, disgruntled detective", " Lucy

Farinelli, htgh-tech investigator", " The Andy Brazil series: a change of pace", " Relationships", "Part Three: A Dose of Reality", " Shop talk: The language of the medical examiner", " Forensics, firearms, and fingerprints", " That's a real killer", " Timelines: Chronologies of the Cornwell books", " Location, location, location", " Disasters and tragedies", " Celebrities", " Fine things", " Cop codes: ten-codes commonly used by public safety officers", " Patricia Cornwell and Jack the Ripper", "Part Four: Final Inventory", " People", " Places", " General concordance", " Death by the numbers. A statistical analysis of death in the Cornwell books", "Acknowledgements", "Index".

En oversigt over ting fra Patricia Cornwells bøger, specielt med Kay Scarpetta som hovedperson.

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Genres

Mystery

Fiction

Publication

New York: Berkley Books, 2005. xiii, 353 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Berkley trade pbk. ed.

Description

One of today's hottest writers, Patricia Cornwell has pushed the envelope with her popular character Kay Scarpetta, her cutting-edge nonfiction work, Portrait of a Killer, and her own TV appearances covering investigations into Jack the Ripper and the mysterious death of Princess Diana. Now, devoted fans can delve into her life and work with this definitive guide. The Complete Patricia Cornwell Companion features: Book-by-book synopses with excerpts and little-known facts An examination of Cornwell's life, writing accomplishments, and forensic expertise Character portraits of both good guys and bad guys-from Kay Scarpetta, Pete Marino, and Andy Brazil to the cold-hearted killers A handy in-depth chronology of all her novels The many connections between the author's life history and her fascinating fiction A comprehensive list of settings-from Tangier Island to Paris Forensic detection "shop talk" and procedures … (more)

Subjects

Cornwell, Patricia Daniels Handbooks, manuals, etc

Detective and mystery stories, American Handbooks, manuals, etc

Medical fiction, American Handbooks, manuals, etc

Novelists, American 20th century Biography Handbooks, manuals, etc

Richmond (Va.) In literature Handbooks, manuals, etc

1 more

Scarpetta, Kay (Fictitious character) Handbooks, manuals, etc

Fewer

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

xiii, 353 p.; 23 cm

ISBN

0425201317 / 9780425201312

Local notes

Omslag: Richard Hasselberger
Omslaget viser Patricia Cornwell. Fotograferet af Irene M. Shulgin. Desuden er der en seddel med D.O.A. = Dead on Arrival sat på ordet Companion.
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Caitlin Rother har skrevet en bog, Twisted Triangle, om den mærkelige affære med Patricia Cornwell og Margo og Gene Bennett, som måske også var værd at læse engang
Jeg har fået denne bog, fordi forfatteren fik lov at bruge noget, der engang lå på min hjemmeside om Patricia Cornwell og navnlig hendes bøger. Så jeg er sørme nævnt i kolofonen.