What is Patricia Cornwell?
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Patricia Cornwell | image = Patricia Cornwell in 2016.jpg | caption = Cornwell in 2016 | pseudonym = | birth_name = Patricia Carroll Daniels | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|6|9}} | birth_place = [[Miami, Florida]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = [[Novelist]] | period = 1990–present | nationality = American | genre = [[Crime fiction]] | spouse = Charles Cornwell (1980–1989)<br>Staci Gruber (2006–present) | website = {{URL|www.patriciacornwell.com}} | imagesize = 200px | influenced = }} '''Patricia Cornwell''' (born '''Patricia Carroll Daniels'''; June 9, 1956) is an American crime writer. She is known for her best-selling novels about [[medical examiner]] Kay Scarpetta solving murders in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. Cornwell is also known for leading the new research into the [[Jack the Ripper]] killings. Her books have sold more than 100 million copies.<ref>{{cite web|author=Patricia Cornwell Biography and Notes |url=http://www.biblio.com/authors/601/Patricia_Cornwell_Biography.html |title=Patricia Cornwell Biography and List of Works - Patricia Cornwell Books |publisher=Biblio.com |date=1956-06-09 |access-date=2012-01-30}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornwell, Patricia}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Writers from Miami]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:Researchers]] [[Category:Crime writers]] {{US-bio-stub}}