 Scarpetta soon finds herself living Beryl's nightmare.Following the success of "Postmortem", with which Cornwell became the first author to receive the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony and Macavity Awards and the French Prix du Roman d'Adventure in a single year, the price of Cornwell's book deals went up quite a bit from the $7,500 or less which was paid for "Postmortem".In March 1991 she signed a $385,000 deal for the paperback rights for "Body of Evidence".