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Cause of Death

Kay Scarpetta Series, Book 7

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Cause of Death

By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: C. J. Critt
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It's New Year's Eve, the final night of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War, and another poor soul has turned up dead. Ted Eddings, a scuba diver and investigative reporter who was a favorite at the medical examiner's office, is found 30 feet below the Elizabeth River's icy surface. Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner for the state of Virginia, can't help but wonder why she received a phone call from someone reporting the death before the police were notified. Was Eddings probing the frigid depths of the Inactive Ship Yard for a story or simply diving for sunken trinkets? With the advent of a second murder - this one hitting even closer to home - the case envelops Scarpetta, her niece Lucy, and Police Captain Pete Marino in a world where both cutting-edge technology and old-fashioned detective work are critical offensive weapons. Together, they follow the trail of violence to its forbidding and unexpected source.

©1996 Cornwell Entertainment (P)2002, 2017 New Millennium Entertainment / Phoenix Books Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Medical Medical & Forensic Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Scary Virginia Thriller
Engaging Storyline • Well-crafted Plots • Great Narrator • Intriguing Medical Forensics • Captivating Voice
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i love thia series, but wasn't prepared for the quick ending! Guess I have to the next one!

ahhh! over too soon!

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interesting plot but not as engaging as other Scarpetta books. Narratator was excellent. Recommend for Scarpetta fans.

Interesting story not as good as other Cornwall

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Very much enjoyed & live all Cromwell’s Dr Scarpetta Series books. Always great listening. Trying another now.

Another Great Cromwell Dr Scarpetta Book!

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Generals don't serve in the Navy. Admirals do. It's a sloppy mistake and it's ridiculous that the mistake was never caught.

Interesting story, but...

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Well read and very well written. i greatly enjoyed it, Patricia Cornwell never disappoints. Loved it.

Great book

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Nice character involvement. Brilliant teamwork.
Dr. Kay shows us how to use patience and knowledge, teamwork and planning to create a clever ending.

PC can really build tension. Before cell phones.

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Patricia Cornwell, C.J. Critt, and Kay Scarpetta, in all the world, are three 3 better people?

Great read

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I love the Scarpetta series but I did not like the speaker for this book. It was hard to determine what character was talking. The story line was ok but not her best.

I love The Scarpetta series

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I found this book to be wordy, long and boring. I do like many of her other books, but this one I just skimmed through.

Not Her Best

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I did not enjoy the story line of this particular Scarpetta book as much as the first 4...somehow I have skipped 5 and 6....I missed a lot by not reading those first....Some people might like the story very much.

Book 7. Cause of Death

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