Patterson: Here's a chance to say all the great things the critics would about The Scarpetta Factor, if there were any newspapers left that still reviewed books. Read on to see James Patterson's questions for Patricia Cornwell, or turn the tables to see what Cornwell asked Patterson. The Scarpetta Factor (2009) In the extraordinary new novel by Patricia Cornwell-the world's #1 bestselling crime writer-forensic expert Kay Scarpetta is surrounded by familiar faces, yet traveling down the unfamiliar road of fame. This one-page guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell. The plot is tight with sufficient threads to keep the reader guessing until the end. When a beautiful young woman is killed after being struck by lightning while riding her bike next to the Kennedy School of Government, things seem pretty straightforward. Summary Winner, 1991 Edgar Award and Macavity Award for Best First Mystery. Scarpetta, by Patricia Cornwell (Little, Brown, £18.99). Oh, the power of the internationally super-selling author! In Predator Patricia Cornwell has returned to the form which made her earlier novels about forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta so successful. Her recurring characters remain true to their personas while allowing a little mellowing. ISBN-13: 9781439148129. A CNN producer ... Read More > Patricia Cornwell’s crime fiction, The Body Farm (1994), is the fifth book in the lengthy Dr. Kay Scarpetta series. Patricia Cornwell packs 24 hours of action into her 21st Scarpetta novel, “Dust.” Steven Senne/AP/Associated Press The latest outing for Dr. Kay Scarpetta is … Postmortem: (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries #1) Patricia Cornwell, 1990 Simon & Schuster 352 pp. Scarpetta is working a case that involves the disappearance and murder of the daughter of the so-called Drug Czar, politician Pat Harvey. All That Remains is Patricia Cornwell's third installment in her Kay Scarpetta series. Returning to star in her twenty-fourth novel, bestselling author Patricia Cornwell's beloved medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta encounters one of her most bizarre cases yet. Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a human monster strikes, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city.