Patricia Cornwell

Cause of Death

Mary Baldwin

I'm aware my reviews of this series are increasingly uninspiring. Which is a shame because the books, although not mind blowing, are definitely worth reading. I do feel that reading them in order as I am now, is more enjoyable than the odd couple I previously picked up here and there. 

Part of the books' appeal is the stories of Kay and Lucy running alongside gritty crime; but at the same time it's hard not to believe that if Cornwell dropped the interpersonal plots and focused on the crime, that the books would be infinitely better. But then they wouldn't be what they are after all.

I do love that even though the personal themes remain consistent, each book has a vastly different crime plot. This one brings a decent dose of conspiracy theory but backed up with the usual depth of factual analysis.

I'll be taking a book or two of a break before the next one so I don't end up being unfairly critical!

That aside. I am pretty sure if I was to hang out with Scarpetta for the evening we would have a great time.

Causa di morte

Laura Carminati

Cause of Death is the 7th book in the series of detective stories about Kay Scarpetta,

I liked the book itself, the plot is compelling and when it comes to nuclear, I’m all for it since I’m a chemistry major, the only flaw is Kay, I know that is the main character but I really can not stand her relationship with Wesley or her long speeches with her niece… in all the books I’ve read so far, it is the usual story with Lucy. I liked Marino more here, even if I did not like him in the previous book or at least his jealousy, here I found his character improved with both Kay and Lucy.

Full review: https://eiencafe.com/cause-of-death/

Dr. Kay Scarpetta plunges into the murky depths of a ship graveyard to recover the very human remains of Ted Eddings, an investigative reporter. Together with her niece Lucy and police captain Pete Marino, Scarpetta will follow the scents of death and violence to the heart of sinister darkness. *San Francisco Chronicle

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Patricia Daniels Cornwell

An investigative reporter is found dead in Virginia's icy waters ... New Year's Eve and the final murder scene of Virginia's bloodiest year takes Scarpetta thirty feet below the Elizabeth River's icy surface. A diver, Ted Eddings, is dead, an investigative reporter who was a favourite at the Medical Examiner's office. Was Eddings probing the frigid depths of the Inactive Shipyard for a story, or simply diving for sunken trinkets? And why did Scarpetta receive a phone call from someone reporting the death before the police were notified? 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 death to a well of violence as dark and forbidding as water that swirled over Ted Eddings. For more about Patricia Cornwell and her books visit her website on www.patricia-cornwell.com

Cause of Death

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