num_pages: 356
description: It is New Year's Eve, the last day of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War. Dr. Kay Scarpetta plunges into the murky depths of a ship graveyard to recover the very human remains of Ted Eddings, an investigative reporter. What kind of story was Eddings chasing below the icy surface of the Elizabeth River? And why did Scarpetta receive a phone call from someone reporting the death before the police were notified? She soon discovers that Eddings' murder is merely the first layer of something much deeper --- a labyrinthine conspiracy that will put all of her criminal and forensic knowledge to the test like never before. For Scarpetts, the real challenge won't be cataloging the growing number of dead bodies, but preventing herself and those she loves from becoming the next victims.
language: English
title: Cause of Death
titlecomplete: Cause of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7)
characters: Kay Scarpetta, Dr. Phillip Mant, Lucy Farinelli, Captain Green, Benton Wesley, Pete Marino
genres: Audiobook, Thriller, Detective, Crime, Suspense, Adult, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, Fiction, Murder Mystery
ratings_count: 49883
places: Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
series: Kay Scarpetta
publisher: Berkley