Dr Kay Scarpetta was invented by which author?
Kay Scarpetta while still consulting for the FBI. Kay Scarpetta Kay Scarpetta is a fictional character and protagonist in a series of crime novels written by Patricia Cornwell (born 1956). She first appears in the 1990 novel "Postmortem". The character was inspired by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Farinelli Fierro, MD (retired). The series is noted for the use of recent forensic technology in Scarpetta's investigations. Dr. Kay Scarpetta was born in Miami, Florida, in 1954. She is of Italian descent on both sides of her family, with the Scarpettas emigrating from Verona, Italy. She is blonde and a sharp dresser,
Kay Scarpetta characters' ages are similarly mixed up; "e.g.," Kay Scarpetta is supposed to be around 40 at the beginning of the series, meaning she is 30 years older than Lucy. However, by the time of the novel "Blow Fly", Lucy is almost 30, while Scarpetta is still 46 rather than a more realistic 60. In the earlier books of the series, Pete Marino worked as a homicide detective for the Richmond police department, eventually rising to the rank of Captain. Marino is an excellent detective and has worked well for many years with Dr. Scarpetta, eventually joining her at the National