Cause Of Death Av Patricia Cornwell

<p><font><b>The seventh book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.</b></font><br><b><br> ''America''s most chilling writer of crime fiction'' <i>The Times</i></b><br><br>An investigative reporter is found dead in Virginia''s icy waters . . .<br><br>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?<br><br>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 trai