Whenever I talk to Boston’s Patricia Cornwell, that Jack Kerouac line pops into my head. She never yawns or says a commonplace thing. Every quote burns, burns, burns like fabulous yellow Roman candles ...

Boston’s Patricia Cornwell talks hybrid monkeys, AI, and Nicole Kidman ahead of Boston Book Fest Cornwell’s new thriller is on shelves now — and “Scarpetta” will soon stream starring Kidman, Jamie Lee ...