Kay Scarpetta is a fictional character inspired by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Farinelli Fierro MD (retired).[1] She is the protagonist in a series of crime novels written by Patricia Cornwell noted for its use of recent forensic technology in Scarpetta's investigations.
The name Scarpetta is a diminutive, meaning Little Shoe, as revealed in the 2009 novel The Scarpetta Factor, which points out that the underlying pun is similar to Caligula, which means Little Boot in Latin. The novel features a website named Caligula, which is involved indirectly in the murder of a young woman.
KayScarpetta is a fictional character inspired by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Farinelli Fierro MD (retired). She is the protagonist...
She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner KayScarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sensational murders...
Look up scarpetta or Scarpetta in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scarpetta is an Italian word meaning "small shoe" and may refer to: KayScarpetta, a fictional...
Liane Moriarty's novel; an Amazon Prime Video KayScarpetta series based on Patricia Cornwell's KayScarpetta novels; an HBO series The Perfect Nanny adapted...
writer Patricia Cornwell. It is the tenth book of the Dr. KayScarpetta series. Dr. KayScarpetta is still shocked by the tragic loss of Benton Wesley. She...
Supersized. Red Mist, a 2011 novel by Patricia Cornwell following the Dr. KayScarpetta storyline Red Mist (film) (international title Freakdog), a 2008 British...
book in the Dr. KayScarpetta series. The story is set in Richmond, Virginia and Ireland. Virginia Chief Medical Examiner KayScarpetta has a bloody puzzle...
Putnam's Sons in 2012. The book is a continuation of Cornwell's popular KayScarpetta series. A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone bed in the...
Lee Curtis' Comet Pictures & Blumhouse Adapting Patricia Cornwell's 'KayScarpetta' Novels For TV". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021...
Joe (February 8, 2023). "Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis to Star in KayScarpetta Series Nearing Order at Amazon". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2023...
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Andrew Gross Women's Murder Club, book 3 Trace Author: Patricia Cornwell KayScarpetta Mysteries, book 13 2005 4th of July Author: James Patterson Women's...