Cause of Death vs Point of Origin: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Scarpetta, Kay Scarpetta, Virginia, Medical examiners, Forensic pathologists, Women physicians
Cause of Death
“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.”
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…
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Point of Origin
From the author of Unnatural Exposure and Cause of Death comes a new Kay Scarpetta novel that pits Virginia's chief medical examiner against an audacious and wily killer who uses fire to mask his crimes. And when…
The verdict
- Readers rate Point of Origin highest: Point of Origin 4.4 · Cause of Death 4.0.
- Cause of Death has the widest readership — 57997 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Cause of Death | Point of Origin | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (57997) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (56) | 3.9 (49) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (6) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (571) | 4.5 (480) |
Reception
| Cause of Death | Point of Origin | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 57997 | 480 |
| Editions | 60 | 51 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 12750 | — |
| Reading it now | 2056 | — |
| Written reviews | 1339 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 367 | 513 |
| Pages | 351 | 412 |