Hornet's Nest and Southern Cross

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Hornet's Nest Deputy Chief Virginia West has a mood to match the heat of the city of Charlotte. Another out-of-town businessman has been found murdered in his hire car, a wise-ass detective has taken her parking slot, the new police headquarters still resembles a construction site and her boss is telling her to go out on patrol as escort to a rookie reporter. Patricia Cornwell brings a city to three-dimensional life with verve and stylish tension. It is entertainment of the highest calibre. Southern cross In this intoxicating sequel to Hornet's Nest, the passionate, vulnerable but always professional trio of Judy Hammer, Virginia West and Andy Brazil has been hired by the city of Richmond, Virginia, to tackle its soaring crime rate. In the face of overwhelming public scrutiny, undermined by corruption and by the jealous apathy of their peers, they must bring order and sanity to a city in trouble. A roller-coaster novel which is fast, funny and fantastically entertaining.