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Cause of Death
- Dr Kay Scarpetta, Book 7
- Narrated by: C. J. Critt
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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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?
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- Knavesmere
- 27-10-17
Good story, but issues with sound in the last chapter
A typical Kay Scarpetta story, easy listening and enjoyable. However, right at the crux the audio is not great which spoils the ending a bit.
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- Maya
- 20-11-20
Awful narration, worse than Lorelei King.
I thought that Lorelei King's narration was bad. This was excruciating, it feels forced and unnatural. I never thought that I'd want Lorelei to narrate these books but I do, come back (nearly) all is forgiven. There must be better voice actors out there, I know there are.
I love the Scarpette series but this is mediocre compared to the others. I found it slow and lacking in any suspense.
Unfortunately the quality of this recording isn't very good either, it cuts out on multiple occasions so you miss some of the narrative.
Question: Why aren't 'The Body Farm' and 'From Potter's Field' available? You have to miss two of the books, it doesn't seem logical.
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- Bufster
- 06-08-17
Not the best Scarpetta story
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
The storyline needed to be stronger. I was a little bit bored
What will your next listen be?
The Handmaid's Tale
What three words best describe C. J. Critt’s voice?
Fits Scarpetta well
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Not really, I won't be listening to it again.
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- Sue ONeil
- 26-04-22
good story, weird narration!
As usual, a good yarn, even though the phrase 'my niece`' is somewhat overworked. The narration was very strange, as if an timer had gone wrong with the delivery. Stilted is the word that comes to mind. Personally, I will avoid any book read by this person. Odd stresses put on words and the worst Scots accent ever!
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-05-21
very poor
I was very disappointed with the lame storyline, very unusual for Ms Cornwell. Narrator made Lucy sound like a little girl!
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- Jacqueline
- 04-09-17
Kay was a bit flat
Enjoyable however lacking in the storyline I prefer more drama and more time in the morgue. Cornwall has definitely written better.
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- carole
- 28-02-24
Awful
I've only read a couple of Scarpetta books and was really disappointed in this. its like she had a few spare hours over Christmas and cobbled a story out of a heap of boring research. No plot, no character development.Very disappointing I'm not sure I'll buy another one.
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- sarahlou
- 17-11-23
Brilliant
Gripping, on edge of seat , slow start then picks up speed and don't stop till the end!
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- Selina1
- 20-06-23
Leap of Faith Required
I think a cult who captured a decommissioned navy submarine and barricaded a nuclear facility with the intention of selling everything to a terrorist org would have had to face much more firepower than just an FBI hostage negotiator and a state level medical examiner. CJ Critt has always been a hit or miss for me. Here it was a miss. She did better with humorous/comical content than content with a serious, melancholic tone.
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- William Steven
- 05-11-22
Not worth the Time.
Dated and unbelievable. A great deal of superfluous padding but its nog s total waste as there's a good recipe for lasagne!
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