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    Cornwell, Patricia

    What does the color blue represent in Cornwell's logo?Patricia Cornwell's Books

      Spirituality. Death is represented by {black;} power by {red;} and enlightenment by yellow.

    What is the title of the children's book written by Patricia Cornwell?Patricia Cornwell's Books

      Life's Little Fable.

    Who is the subject of one of Cornwell's non-fiction works?Patricia Cornwell's Books

      Ruth Bell Graham.

    Who is the criminal that appears in at least two of Cornwell's novel and is finally killed by Kay Scarpetta?Patricia Cornwell's Books

      Temple Gault. Ronnie Joe Waddell appears in only one {novel;} Ted Eddings was the name of a victim and Carrie Grethen was not killed by Scarpetta.

    What is Kay Scarpetta's profession?Patricia Cornwell's Books

      Chief Medical Examiner.

    Who is the protagonist of most of Cornwell's novels?Patricia Cornwell's Books

      Dr. Kay Scarpetta.

    Who finally shoots the killer when he attempts to murder Scarpetta?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz

      Marino. Pete Marino has been watching Scarpetta's home because he suspects the killer will come after her. He sees him enter the house and gets there just in time to prevent Scarpetta from being killed.

    Because of a peculiar odor that lingers at Lori Peterson's crime scene Dr. Scarpetta suspects that the killer may have health problems. What metabolic disorder does she conclude the killer has?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz

      Maple Syrup Urine Disease. At the crime scene there is a sweet sticky smell like pancake syrup. Maple syrup Urine disease causes its sufferers to have a sweet odor to all their bodily fluids.

    Who is Lucy?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz

      Scarpetta's niece. Lucy is Kay's 10 year old niece who is visiting from out of town. Not only is she completely incorrigible, she is a child-genius as well. She plays a more important role in Cornwell's later books.

    What nickname did Kay Scarpetta give the killer early on in the book?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz

      Mr. Nobody. Scarpetta called the killer Mr. Nobody because she saw him as a faceless, anonymous person in a crowd, no one suspecting who he was and what he was capable of.

    What was the name of the FBI Profiler who became involved with the case?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz

      Benton Wesley. Benton Wesley is a top FBI Profiler. His job is to try and predict what the killer's motive is and what his next move will be.

    What element of the crime made it necessary to include an FBI Profiler in the investigation?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz

      The crime was similar to others, indicating a possible serial murder situation. Lori Peterson's murder was very similar to others that had taken place recently. She was raped, tortured, and killed with a knife, as in the previous cases.

    What type of crime has just taken place as 'Postmortem' begins?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz

      A Rape-Murder. Lori Peterson, a doctor at a local hospital, was raped and murdered in her own home. She was found by her husband, who noticed a sickly-sweet smell as he entered the room.

    What strong-handed police detective does Scarpetta have trouble relating to at the beginning of the book?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz

      Pete Marino. Pete Marino is a seasoned and cynical detective who speaks in hard-boiled detective lingo. Scarpetta doesnt know what to make of him at first.

    What is Kay Scarpetta's occupation?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz

      Chief Medical Examiner for Richmond, Virginia. Scarpetta is both an MD and an attorney. Her job as Chief Medical Examiner for Richmond leads her into all kinds of mysteries.

    What is the name of the main character in 'Postmortem'?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz

      Kay Scarpetta. According to the story, the name Kay Scarpetta is of Italian origin. She is the main focus of the majority of Cornwell's books.

    Who discovered that Dr. Amburgey was the one who snuck into the morgue and tampered with lab results?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz II

      Wingo. Wingo, who idolized Scarpetta, couldn't stand for her to be in trouble for a mistake she hadn't made. He investigated for himself and found evidence that Amburgey was trying to set Scarpetta up by tampering in the lab.

    What provoked the killer to go after Scarpetta?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz II

      An article written by Abby Turnbull. At Scarpetta's request, Abby penned an article for the paper that in vague terms described the killer's medical condition. In the course of the article it was mentioned that Scarpetta was questioning the killer's mental capacity because of the effects of his condition. This enraged him.

    What soap crystals, found on the victims' bodies, led investigators to the killer, because of his frequent washing?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz II

      Borawash. Borawash was a powdered hand-soap used in all city government offices. It contained borax which glows under certain light and was noticed on the victims' bodies by Scarpetta.

    The killer suffers from a metabolic disorder called Maple Syrup Urine Disease. What symptoms of the disease give him away?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz II

      A sickly, sweet smelling body odor. The sickly, sweet smell is especially strong during times of stress. He needs to repeatedly wash himself in order to hide his disorder.

    What was the name of the Commonwealth's attorney who Abby Turnbull claims sexually assaulted her?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz II

      Bill Boltz. Bill Boltz happened to be Kay Scarpetta's current love interest when she heard about Abby's claims of assault. Time proves the accusations to be true.

    What was the occupation of Mr. Nobody?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz II

      Police dispatcher. As a police dispacher, the killer had access to the addresses and phone numbers for anyone who called in.

    Where did the killer first come into contact with the victims?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz II

      On the phone. His first contact with them was by phone, because he was a dispatcher for the police department. Each victim, at some point, had called 911 and given her address.

    The investigators worked for weeks trying to find a common link between the murder victims. What did they finally determine was the element that attracted the killer to his victims?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz II

      Their speech. The killer was first attracted to the victims by their voices because that was his first contact with them. Later, he would stalk them and catch them alone.

    What was the name of Abby's murdered sister?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz II

      Henna. Henna was separated from her husband and living with Abby at the time she was killed. Abby had been out of town for the weekend and returned to find Henna murdered.

    What local reporter finds that her sister has been murdered by a serial killer?Patricia Cornwell's 'Postmortem' Quiz II

      Abby Turnbull. The story begins with Abby Turnbull being a sort of nemesis for Kay Scarpetta because of her aggressive reporting style, but in the end they become friends.

    Who killed Frankie Aims?'Body of Evidence' Quiz II

      Kay Scarpetta. Scarpetta managed to get her gun and load it before Frankie could stab her fatally. She fired two shots and hit him in the stomach and chest, killing him.

    How did Frankie Aims get inside Kay Scarpetta's home?'Body of Evidence' Quiz II

      He posed as a courier who was delivering a forgotten bag from the airport. He posed as a courier and Scarpetta opened the door to him, only afterward realizing that this was how he got into Beryl Madison's home.

    Who was Frankie Aims?'Body of Evidence' Quiz II

      The killer. Frankie Aims was a very disturbed mental patient who was obsessed with Beryl Madison. He killed her and then sought revenge on anyone who had been close to her. He killed them for the closeness they had with her that he had never had.

    Who told Kay Scarpetta about Jim Jim?'Body of Evidence' Quiz II

      Al Hunt. Al Hunt was also a patient in the mental hospital and knew both Jim Jim the orderly and the boy who was molested, Frankie Aims.

    Who was Jim Jim?'Body of Evidence' Quiz II

      An orderly in a mental hospital. Jim Jim worked in a mental hospital and was eventually fired for molesting some patients there, including the boy named Frankie who grew up to kill Beryl Madison.

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