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by Patricia Cornwell (Author) "That morning, summer sulked and gathered darkly over Charlotte, and heat shimmered on pavement..." (more)
Key Phrases: punkin head, computer basket, young hooker, Andy Brazil, Chief Hammer, Judy Hammer (more...)
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Patricia Cornwell turns from forensics to police procedures in her latest novel, Hornet's Nest. This book is less a thriller than a character study of the main characters: Judy Hammer, chief of police in Charlotte, North Carolina; Hammer's deputy, Virginia West; and Andy Brazil, a young reporter assigned to ride with the police as they go about their jobs. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly
The decision to abandon her forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta (Body of Evidence; Cause of Death; etc.) leaves Cornwell lacking more than a fail-safe series heroine. The only credible element in this novel is the urban New South setting. The story-about two women top cops and a young male newspaper reporter in Charlotte, N.C.-is ro