Cause of Death

Kay Scarpetta Series, Book 7

By: Patricia Cornwell

Narrated by: C. J. Critt

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

ahhh! over too soon!

i love thia series, but wasn't prepared for the quick ending! Guess I have to the next one!

Interesting story not as good as other Cornwall

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

Another Great Cromwell Dr Scarpetta Book!

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

Interesting story, but...

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

Great book

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

PC can really build tension. Before cell phones.

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

Great read

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

I love The Scarpetta series

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.

Not Her Best

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.

Really good read

This was a really good read. The series keeps the reader guessing how they are going to solve the next murder and it simply makes you wonder what is going to happen next. I have thoroughly enjoyed this series.