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Author Patricia Cornwell explores a life of 'True Crime' in her new memoir

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published May 11, 2026 at 8:53 AM PDT
Author Patricia Cornwell beside the cover for "True Crime." (Courtesy of Patrick Ecclesine)
Courtesy of Patrick Ecclesine
Author Patricia Cornwell beside the cover for "True Crime." (Courtesy of Patrick Ecclesine)

Host Robin Young speaks with Patricia Cornwell about her new memoir, “True Crime,” in which Cornwell writes about her tumultuous childhood, her struggles to become a writer, and her commitment to realism in her books about forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta.

Book excerpt: ‘True Crime’

By Patricia Cornwell 

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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