In 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, while
working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond,
Virginia. An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar,
Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards as well as the French Prix du
Roman d’Aventure prize—the first book ever to claim all these
distinctions in a single year. Growing into an international
phenomenon, the Scarpetta series won Cornwell the Sherlock Award
for best detective created by an American author, the Gold Dagger
Award, the RBA Thriller Award, and the Medal of Chevalier of the
Order of Arts and Letters for her contributions to literary and
artistic development.
Today, Cornwell’s novels and iconic characters are known around the
world. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Cornwell has written the
definitive nonfiction account of Jack the Ripper’s identity,
cookbooks, a children’s book, a biography of Ruth Graham, and two
other fictional series based on the characters Win Garano and Andy
Brazil. While writing Quantum, Cornwell spent two years researching
space, technology, and robotics at Captain Calli Chase’s home base,
NASA’s Langley Research Center, and studied cutting-edge law
enforcement and security techniques with the Secret Service, the US
Air Force, NASA Protective Services, Scotland Yard, and
Interpol.
Cornwell was born in Miami. She grew up in Montreat, North
Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston and Los Angeles.
“The creator of Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta peers into space and
finds just as much skullduggery there…[introducing] an equally
strong, even more tormented heroine…[in] federal special agent
Capt. Calli Chase.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Move over, Doctor Kay Scarpetta…Quantum inaugurates a new series
with a confident new heroine…” —The Telegraph
“Cornwell’s long-time fans will recognize her talent for jumping
immediately into action. From page one, the reader is drawn into
the space and time of the characters, as Cornwell wastes no time
getting the reader oriented into the story. The claustrophobic
confines of the opening setting are fantastically described, to the
point that readers may have to remind themselves to breathe
normally.” —The Nerd Daily
“Brilliantly crafted, gripping, and smart…” —Post Register
“Buckle up for a race to the finish that does not disappoint.”
—Bookreporter
“As always, Cornwell establishes time, place, and mood by expertly
crafting each scene to make you feel as if you’re in it.” —New York
Journal of Books
“Gripping, suspenseful, and leaves you wanting more.” —Better
Reading
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