Cause of Death (Scarpetta #7)

NY: Putnam, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover w/cloth spine. Fine-Collectible/Fine. Signed First Printing w/DJ wrapped in mylar. 6.5"x9.5'x1.25"; 340 pages; Black boards w/copper cloth spine w/gilt letters; maroon paste down & endpaper; Jacket design by M. G. Guidon; jacket photo by Lee Brauer Photography; Photo of author by John Earle; one small stain on bottom edge, minimal shelf & edge wear. Spine straight, sewn binding tight, pages clean w/tone. Not x-library, unclipped. "For Butch- My favorite car salesman and a very rare and precious reader! Thanks - Patricia Cornwell 7/96". Secure ship w/track #. #1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell returns to the world of gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta in the seventh suspenseful novel in the forensic thriller series. On a quiet day, away from the hustle of Richmond, in a small cottage on the Virginia coast, Dr. Kay Scarpetta receives a disturbing phone call from the Chesapeake police. Thirty feet deep in the murky waters of Virginia's Elizabeth River, a scuba diver's body is discovered near the Inactive Naval Shipyard.As the police begin searching for clues, the wallet of investigative reporter Ted Eddings is found. Unnerved by the possible identity of the victim, Scarpetta orders the crime scene roped off and left alone until she arrives. What was he doing there, searching for Civil War relics as the officer suggeste...Source: Publisher.