
LITERARY: Writers on a New England Stage: Patricia Cornwell with 'Sharp Force', a Scarpetta Novel
Date and Time
Wednesday Oct 8, 2025
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, October 8th, at 7pm
Location
The Historic Theater
28 Chestnut Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Fees/Admission
$46* *Includes a signed copy of the book (Sharp Force, $30, hardcover)
Contact Information
Brittany Wason
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Description
On Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m, New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell visits The Music Hall as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series to discuss her brand-new book, SHARP FORCE. In SHARP FORCE, during?the early hours of Christmas?morning, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta receives a chilling call. The Phantom Slasher?has struck again. Scarpetta is summoned to Mercy Island, the site of a notorious psychiatric hospital where two people have been brutalized, one of them from Scarpetta’s past. It soon becomes apparent that she could be next…
The 7pm event includes an author conversation with Julia Furukawa, host of NHPR’s All Things Considered, and an audience Q&A. It will be held at The Music Hall, at 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire.