Cause of Death by Patricia Cornwell ( Hardcover)

Cause of Death is the seventh novel in Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series, where the medical examiner investigates the death of an investigative reporter, Ted Eddings, found in the Elizabeth River, leading her into a conspiracy involving a violent supremacist group, terrorism, and a threat to her own life and those of her niece and Captain Marino. The investigation starts with a seemingly accidental drowning but quickly escalates into a complex case involving cyanide poisoning, a cult, and international thriller elements, putting Scarpetta and her team in extreme danger.