Black Notice
By Patricia Cornwell
G.P. Putnam's Sons, $25.95
ISBN 0399145087

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Title of Your New Book:
Black Notice

Describe your book in 50 words or less:
It's a story of triumphing over the evil that perches outside our door and in our hearts. Scarpetta faces a very real monster and her Odyssey takes her to Interpol and the Paris morgue.

What's your favorite thing about this book:
Scarpetta triumphs over the monsters of evil and grief.

What's your favorite book? Favorite movie?
Uncle Tom's Cabin.
To Wung Foo, Thanks Julie Newmar.

Which writer's work influenced you least?
I've never thought about that.

About what will your next book be?
Scarpetta deals with a young killer.

Your most aggravating habit?
Doing things too fast.

Which one extremely famous person (besides yourself, of course) would you like to read your book?
Katharine Hepburn

If you had a yacht, what would you name it?
Eagle

What one thing would you like to learn to do?
Speak Spanish

Patricia Cornwell is a #1 New York Times best-selling author, whose new Kay Scarpetta novel, Black Notice, was just released by G.P. Putnam's Sons.