Let's make this birthday one to remember.

68 years old (Born on June 09, 1956)

Happy birthday, Patricia Cornwell! May your day be filled with mystery (but not too much drama) as thrilling and compelling as one of Kay Scarpetta's intriguing cases. Your skill in crafting suspense keeps us breathlessly flipping pages late into the night—leaving millions hooked for decades.

From introducing groundbreaking forensic storytelling to recently reviving our favorite medical examiner in brilliant novels like "Chaos" and "Autopsy," you've proven repeatedly that you're still at the peak of literary excellence. On this special occasion, we raise a toast—not only because you write incredible thrillers—but also because life would be criminally dull without you!