True Crime: A Memoir
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In "True Crime: A Memoir," Patricia Cornwell recounts her tumultuous upbringing, marked by neglectful parents, her father's abandonment on Christmas Day, and her mother's institutionalizations. She details her experiences with an abusive foster family and the development of a parental relationship with Ruth Graham, wife of evangelist Billy Graham. The memoir also covers a harrowing hospitalization and near-death car accident. Cornwell's journey includes overcoming these obstacles to become an award-winning police reporter and a forensic expert, leading to her success as a worldwide publishing phenomenon.