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Cause of Death

By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: C.J. Critt
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 On a quiet day, away from the hustle of Richmond, in a small cottage on the Virginia coast, Dr. Kay Scarpetta receives a disturbing phone call from the Chesapeake police. Thirty feet deep in the murky waters of Virginia's Elizabeth River, a scuba diver's body is discovered near the Inactive Naval Shipyard.

As the police begin searching for clues, the wallet of investigative reporter Ted Eddings is found. Unnerved by the possible identity of the victim, Scarpetta orders the crime scene roped off and left alone until she arrives. What was he doing there, searching for Civil War relics as the officer suggested, or was there a bigger story? As she rifles through the multitude of clues, a second murder hits much closer to home. This new development puts Scarpetta and her colleagues hot on the trail of a military conspiracy.

Filled with lurid details that Cornwell's legions of fans have come to expect, Cause of Death is a breathtaking mystery further enhanced by C. J. Critt's gripping narration.

Cause of Death is the 7th book in the Kay Scarpetta series.

©1996 Patricia Daniels Cornwell (P)2002 Recorded Books, LLC Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Medical Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Virginia

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Critic reviews

"Cornwell remains a master of the genre, instilling in readers an appetite that only she can satisfy." (Publishers Weekly)
"The fascination with monstrous evil that's run through Cornwell's recent work blossoms with a vengeance....Full marks, as always, for the gripping forensic detail and beleaguered Scarpetta's legendary toughness." (Kirkus)
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CJ Critt tries her hardest but is beset by a nasty sinus issue

The story is great but Ms Critt doesn't really put much variety into her voices and places emphasis in really odd places. It's also really... really... slow. I listened at 1.10 speed.

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thses series are fabulous
griping and intresting thrilling and enjoyable a book to curl up and get lost in the story of the main cractors

another good book

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Great story. Terrible narrator. It's a shame. It was difficult to follow when she kept mixing up the different voices and accents she was doing for the characters

Great story, terrible narrator.

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Not my favourite Scarpetta book but ok. Narrator was awful. I think part of me not liking this book as much was down to the awful narration. It actually made me dislike some characters I learned to love in previous books.

Good but not great

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I will be searching for all the books covered by this narrator … and putting them on my don’t listen list … just awful. I have listened to a few of Patricia Cornwell books and I’m struggling o make up my mind about them. How come a medical examiner gets so involved in the real time investigation instead of doing her day job?

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