Kay Scarpetta book 7 · 1996
Cause of Death
On New Year’s Eve, a journalist is found dead underwater in a naval shipyard, apparently in a diving accident, and Kay Scarpetta suspects otherwise.
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Book facts
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- Series
- Kay Scarpetta, book 7 of 29
- Published
- 1996
- Setting
- Set in Richmond, Virginia
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Cause of Death
5 recurring or key characters from Patricia Cornwell’s chart.
Lead 1
- Kay ScarpettaChief medical examiner and forensic pathologist
Major 3
- Pete MarinoDetective, later Scarpetta’s investigator
- Benton WesleyFBI profiler and Scarpetta’s partner, later husband
- Lucy FarinelliScarpetta’s niece, a computer and weapons specialist
Minor and cameo 1
- RoseScarpetta’s secretary
Also featuring these characters
Other Patricia Cornwell books that share the most characters with Cause of Death.
- The Body Farm1994 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Point of Origin1998 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Cruel and Unusual1993 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Black Notice1999 · Kay Scarpetta · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon