The Last Precinct

Patricia Cornwell is an #1 New York Times and award-winning author who sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working as a computer analyst at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. To date, Cornwell’s books have sold some 100 million copies in 36 languages in over 120 countries. She’s authored more than 26 New York Times bestsellers. Cornwell's novels center primarily on medical examiner Kay Scarpetta along with Scarpetta's tech-savvy niece Lucy and fellow investigator Pete Marino. In addition she’s authored a book about Jack the Ripper’s identity, two cookbooks (Food to Die For and Scarpetta’s Winter Table), a children’s book (Life’s Little Fable), and a biography of Ruth Graham. She’s also developed two other series: one based around Win Garano, an upstart Boston detective, and one around Andy Brazil, an enterprising Charlotte reporter. Cornwell was born in Miami, grew up in Montreat, North Carolina and currently lives in Boston. Her memoir, True Crime, is due out in 2026.

Lorelei King is an accomplished American actress working in the UK. She has appeared in ITV's soap opera Emmerdale and in films Shining Through, Notting Hill, 24 Hours in London and The House of Mirth. Lorelei is a multi-award-winning narrator of audiobooks, as well as a writer, script editor and co-founder of the digital publishing company, Creative Content Ltd.