Cause of Death
About this book
El cadáver de Theodore Andrew Edding ha aparecido bajo el agua, tras una supuesta sesión de inmersión. La forense Kay Scarpetta se encarga del caso y empieza a recibir llamadas telefónicas con identidades falsas, al tiempo que se producen comportamientos sospechosos por parte de sus colegas, intrigantes visitas nocturnas y molestos sabotajes. Ante esta situación, a Scarpetta no le queda más remedio que encerrarse en su laboratorio y no dejar ningún indicio por investigar. In Norfolk, Virginia, a reporter is killed while scuba diving in the naval yard. As she investigates, chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta uncovers a plot by a fascist militia to take over an atomic power plant.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 57997 readers · 351 pages · ≈ 6 h 30 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Kay Scarpetta series?
Read Cause of Death first, then follow the publication order above — Trace, then Predator, then Postmortem, then Body of Evidence, then All That Remains, then Point of Origin, then Book of the Dead, then Blow Fly.
How long does it take to read Cause of Death?
About ≈ 6 h 30 m — 351 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Cause of Death?
351 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Cause of Death?
It sits on the Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Is Cause of Death in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Cause of Death?
The main characters include Kay Scarpetta (Fictitious character), Theodore Andrew Edding.
Where does Cause of Death take place?
It is set in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
Who wrote Cause of Death?
Patricia Cornwell (1956–0).
Kay Scarpetta — reading order
- → Cause of Death (1995) you are here
- 1 Trace (1529)
- 2 Predator (1742)
- 3 Postmortem (1990)
- 4 Body of Evidence (1990)
- 5 All That Remains (1992)
- 6 Point of Origin (1998)
- 7 Book of the Dead (2000)
- 8 Blow Fly (2001)
“ON THE LAST MORNING OF VIRGINIA'S BLOODIEST YEAR since the Civil War, I built a fire and sat facing a window of darkness where at sunrise I knew I would find the sea.”