Patricia Cornwell

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744 appearances 2 recordings 2 series first heard May 2026 last heard 30 Jun

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I got used to it after a while because I was down there all the time.

But when I haven't done it in a while, it's very offensive.

I mean, the smells, the sights, it's, I mean, it's not pleasant.

I would have to, a lot of my research, like going to the body farm, that's a horror show.

And I have to steel myself to walk in there and do that.

And I don't wear a mask.

You have to be brave.

But I don't like it.

Well, there were several things that came into play.

First of all, I'd finished, I turned in my third book and after about eight or nine months, it was making the rounds and being rejected by everybody.

And I was at my wits end.

It was now four years I'd been there or something like that.

And I did something you're not supposed to do.

I called this editor who'd rejected me three times, who was really nice in her notes and

And she got, her name was Sarah Ann Freed of the Mysterious Press.

And she got on the phone.

I was surprised when I said who it was.

And I said, I know I'm not supposed to do this, but can you just tell me, should I quit?

And she said, no, I don't think you should quit.

And I said, well, what am I doing wrong?

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