Postmortem
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"Postmortem" is a crime novel by Patricia Cornwell that introduced medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta and helped establish Cornwell as a leading figure in forensic crime fiction.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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fictional work ⓘ forensic crime novel ⓘ |
| author | Patricia Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter | Dr. Kay Scarpetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | novel ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
forensic crime fiction ⓘ |
| hasAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Dr. Kay Scarpetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle | realistic forensic detail ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | medical thriller ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
forensic investigation
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serial murder investigation ⓘ use of science in solving crime ⓘ |
| helpedEstablish | Patricia Cornwell as a leading figure in forensic crime fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | modern forensic crime fiction ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | Dr. Kay Scarpetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American crime fiction ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Kay Scarpetta series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dr. Kay Scarpetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | medical examiner ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person perspective from Dr. Kay Scarpetta ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of forensic pathology
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introducing the character Dr. Kay Scarpetta ⓘ |
| protagonistProfession | medical examiner ⓘ |
| settingType | contemporary urban environment ⓘ |
| workOf | Patricia Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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