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  • Cause of Death

  • Dr Kay Scarpetta, Book 7
  • By: Patricia Cornwell
  • Narrated by: C. J. Critt
  • Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (34 ratings)

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Cause of Death

By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: C. J. Critt
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Publisher's Summary

New Year's Eve, and the final murder scene of Virginia's bloodiest year takes Scarpetta 30 feet below the Elizabeth River's icy surface. A diver is dead.

Ted Eddings, an investigative reporter who was a favourite at the Medical Examiner's office. Was Eddings probing the frigid depths for a story or simply diving for sunken trinkets? And why did Scarpetta receive a phone call reporting the death before the police were notified?

©1996 Patricia Daniels Cornwell (P)2002 Recorded Books Inc

Critic Reviews

"America’s most stimulating and chilling writer of crime fiction." ( The Times)
"Patricia Cornwell is one of the best crime writers writing today. She is precise, she is careful, above all, she is original." ( Guardian)
"Few writers match Patricia Cornwell when it comes to writing crime." ( Daily Express)

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Wasn’t over impressed with narrator. She Scottish accent is so bad it sounded more like a faint (…and bad) Irish accent. English accent is even worse. Otherwise not bad. Thank you.

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I can't decide if I wasn't as keen on this because of the poor narration, or what. The narrator ruined this audiobook for me. Nowhere near as good as Lorelei King. Will not buy any more of the books narrated by CJ Critt. A pity.

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Not a fan of the Narrator

This narrator is a version of Kay from the wrong side of the tracks. With a husky smoke damaged voice.
Loved the actually story.

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don't buy it

really disappointed in this book! I regret purchasing this book and I finished it just for the sake of it

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A poor Cornwall novel & narration

I struggled to finish this. The subject matter was completely uninteresting (nuclear waste).
The narration was.awful÷ devoid of characterisation & many words are mispronounced.





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couldn't finish it

Critt's performance was so bad I couldn't finish it, l persevered for 11 chapters and turned it off. l will ensure that my next Cornwell book is not narrated by Critt.

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