True Crime

Let's start, and end, with this: Patricia Cornwell's autobiography, True Crime, could be the best book she's ever written. And I've read them all!

James Patterson

Patricia Cornwell's memoir is a personal page turner, filled with mysteries and tragedies like her fiction, but these characters are real

Jamie Lee Curtis

Sometimes a true crime doesn't look conventional, but in Patricia Cornwell's life, the crime was true enough. Childhood abandonment and neglect forged a resilience and perception of humanity clearly evident across her bestselling novels. A remarkable, enthralling, and riveting story of her life

Dan Ackroyd

Patricia Cornwell's True Crime is absolutely riveting and beautifully written, revealing the origin story of someone with unparalleled tenacity - never quitting, even when facing tremendous adversity. Her memoir underscores the sentiment that only enormous pressure creates a diamond - which is exactly what Patricia is

Billie Jean King

An unflinching, unfiltered, fearless glimpse into the world of Patricia Cornwell - it's a privilege to have this behind the scenes look at one of the world's most successful crime writers. She paved the way for a whole new generation of authors and is inspiring and awesome in the true meaning of those words. True Crime is, to no-one's surprise, a fascinating, insightful page-turner. I loved it

Andrea Mara

Our favourite medical examiner turns her forensic skills on herself - this is Scarpetta's autopsy of Patricia Cornwell's life. Add True Crime to Cornwell's stack of great, vivid reads - secrets are unpeeled and dissected - compelling storytelling with no shortage of twists and surprises

Lesly Stahl

This literary memoir is as good as it gets, with more action and drama than many novels

Kirkus (starred review)

This is a story only Patricia Cornwell could possibly tell, about the greatest Cornwall character of them all: Herself

Mike Lupica

In this powerful memoir, Patricia Cornwell reveals the extraordinary life behind her success. She writes with raw clarity about a past that would have broken many, refusing to soften the truth or look away. This is a deeply human story, told as if she were talking to a best friend, and readers will feel like they are taking the journey with her. Her ability to persevere defines resilience, strength, and hope

Barbara Butcher, former death investigator for New York City

An unflinching, unfiltered, fearless glimpse into the world of Patricia Cornwell - it's a privilege to have this behind the scenes look at one of the world's most successful crime writers. She paved the way for a whole new generation of authors. She is inspiring and awesome in the true meaning of those words and True Crime is, to no-one's surprise, a fascinating, insightful page-turner. I loved it.

Andrea Marr

A compulsive story

The Independent (Memoir of the Month)

A riveting, emotionally draining gallop through [Patricia Cornwell's] complex life

Daily Mail

[A] raw and riveting memoir [...] It's as gripping as her fiction

Sunday Post

Patricia Cornwell turns the unflinching eye that made her Kay Scarpetta novels bestsellers on her own past

RTÉ Guide

Surely a top title of the year. A memoir from one of the most popular crime writers of the last thirty years. Cornwell said she would never write her life story but fortunately for the many fans keen for this book she has relented. The multi-award winning novelist has delivered an early Christmas present for her many fans.

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