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A series of murders has Scarpetta on the trail of a new serial killer: THE PHATOM SLASHER

Book 29 of the Scarpetta series is available October 7, 2025!

Ashleigh Banfield of NewsNation sits down with Patricia Cornwell to discuss Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert following recent claims that DNA evidence has solved the case.

Best-selling crime writer Patricia Cornwell discusses writing, true crime, and her latest book in the Scarpetta series, Identity Unknown, with John Taylor in this Twisted Podcast episode.

The origins of the Scarpetta series, the soon to be released TV series, and 10 facts about Patricia Cornwell in this Sunday Times South Africa article by Jennifer Platt.

Patricia Cornwell joins Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf, and Kaira Rouda in this Killer Author Club episode to talk all things Kay Scarpetta, Identity Unknown, and much more.

#1 NY Times Bestselling Author Patricia Cornwell and Harvard astrophysicist Dr. Avi Loeb discuss the uncanny resemblance between Dr. Loeb and the primary murder victim in Patricia’s latest book “Identity Unknown”, the likelihood of alien life beyond our solar system, the connections between science research and detective work, playing nice with AI and more in this Sing for Science episode.

Crime queen Patricia Cornwell talks forensic thrillers, seeing UFOs and a royal faux pas with Garry Bushell in this Sunday Express interview.

Thirty-four years, twenty-seven books, and still so much to write. Patricia Cornwell gives the inside scoop to John B. Valeri of CrimeReads.

While Sylvia Plath might be on her bookshelf, find out what book Patricia Cornwell is definitely not reading in this Daily Mail article.

Brian Vakulskas invites Patricia Cornwell to discuss the latest installment of the Scarpetta series, Identity Unknown, on Having Read That on KSCJ News Radio.

Patricia Cornwell discusses her career, the intersection of real-life forensics and fiction, her belief that anyone can solve crimes if they pay close attention to the details around them, and important books in her life in this Irish Independent My Life in Books article.

The bestselling author’s gutsy female pathologist Kay Scarpetta is finally arriving on screen in a starry new drama. If she were a man, would it have happened years ago? Check out the interview from Laura Pullman of The Times.

Patricia Cornwell, legendary thriller writer and author of dozens of New York Times bestsellers, talks eloquently about UFO’s, Harriet Beecher Stowe, crime scenes, Jack the Ripper, and her most recent novel, Identity Unknown. Listen to the latest What's @ Risk? episode.

The creator of Kay Scarpetta talks to Lucy Nathan about working in a medical examiner's office, crafting a crime novel, and her latest release, Identity Unknown. Read the latest interview from The BookBrunch.

John Carter of WBTV talks to Patricia Cornwell about the latest in the Scarpetta series, Identity Unknown, and what we can expect next.