Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death (UK 2011)

From the Publisher:
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.

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death. Sphere, ISBN: 9780751544688 (January, 2011), 384 p., £7.99.

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death (USA 2007)

From the Publisher:
Ten years after its initial publication, this "tense, gutwrenching, and scary" Scarpetta favorite has been reissued with a stunning new cover. Also featuring a new introduction by Cornwell, Cause of Death is sure to entice readers, old and new alike.

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death. With a new introduction by the author. Berkley Books, ISBN: 0425213382 (January, 2007), 356 p., $7.99.

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death (UK 2000)

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death. Warner Books, ISBN: 0751530506 (May, 2000), 370 p., £5.99.

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death (USA 1997)

From the Publisher:
IT IS NEW YEAR'S EvE, the last day of Virginias 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 Scarpetta, 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.

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death. Berkley Publishing Group, ISBN: 0425158616 (September, 1997), 356 p., $7.50.

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death (UK 1997)

From the Publisher:
The Seventh Dr Kay Scarpetta Novel
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?

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death. Warner Books, ISBN: 0751519170 (June, 1997), 370 p., £5.99.

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death (UK 1996)

From the Publisher:
New Years Eve and the final murder scene of Virginias bloodiest year since the Civil War takes Scarpetta thirty feet below the Elizabeth Rivers icy surface. A scuba diver, Ted Eddings, is dead, an investigative reporter who was a favorite at the Medical Examiners Office. Was Eddings probing the frigid depths of the Inactive Ship Yard 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?

With the advent of a second murder -- this one hitting even closer to home -- the case envelops Scarpetta, her neice 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 the water that swirled over Ted Eddings.

Through six harrowing, expertly crafted crime novels, Patricia Cornwell has earned an international following of passionate readers. With Cause of Death, she brilliantly delivers the high-tension suspense that has secured her unique status.

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death. Little, Brown, ISBN: 0316878863 (October, 1996), 342 p., Hardback £16.99, Paperback £9.99.

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death (USA 1996)

From the Publisher:
Through six harrowing, expertly crafted crime novels, Patricia Cornwell has earned an international following of passionate readers who are addicted to her singular blend of spellbinding storytelling, absorbing forensic detail, and characters who grow more complex and interesting with each book. Now Cornwell submerges Dr. Kay Scarpetta in a labyrinthine case that wraps a web of danger around those closest to her and threatens to wreak fear and death far beyond the confines of Virginia.

New Years Eve and the final murder scene of Virginias bloodiest year since the Civil War takes Scarpetta thirty feet below the Elizabeth Rivers icy surface. A scuba diver, Ted Eddings, is dead, an investigative reporter who was a favorite at the Medical Examiners Office. Was Eddings probing the frigid depths of the Inactive Ship Yard 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?

With Cause of Death, Patricia Cornwell brilliantly delivers the high-tension suspense that has secured her status as the best crime writer of our time.

Patricia Cornwell: Cause of Death. Putnam's, ISBN: 0399141464 (July, 1996), 340 p., $23.95.