PATRICIA CORNWELL, AUTHOR, "TRACE": Good morning. Nice to be here. KAGAN: Dr. Scarpetta is back. ... KAGAN: Last time we talked, you had just written your book trying to solve the murders, ...

Cornwell's latest work, "Trace," is already near the top of most bestseller lists, and it picks up where her last Scarpetta book left off. In this one, the good doctor travels to Richmond ...

Patricia Cornwell releases 16th book about Kay Scarpetta called "Scarpetta" ... If she's going to write about trace evidence, she believes, she's going to go to a trace evidence lab.

'Trace' lacks the writing discipline of previous Scarpetta escapades and doesn't rank as one of Cornwell's best.

Patricia Cornwell on her latest book, "Dust" 03:29 (CBS News) Patricia Cornwell is out with her 21st novel in her Kay Scarpetta series called "Dust." The best-selling author's book is the latest ...

Best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell expertly learned to fly helicopters, analyze blood splatters and reconstruct complex crime scenes all for the sake of her famed heroine Dr. Kay ...