Summary
Deputy Chief Virginia West of the Charlotte, North Carolina police force isn't pleased about riding with Andy Brazil, a pushy reporter who has a lead on a killer who's been targeting visiting businessman. Dubbed the "Black Widow," the murderer spray-paints the genitals of her victims orange as a bizarre calling card. Will West-a protagonist cut from the same tough cloth as Dr. Kay Scarpetta-find the "Black Widow" before Brazil drives her to commit murder by killing him?
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"Cornwell brings an edgy authority, a gimlet eye for her city, and a taste for nonstop conflict to the police novel."
-- Kirkus
"`Hornet's Nest' is so full of friction that is sends off sparks in all directions." -- Patricia Craig
-- Times Literary Supplement
"A change of style, idiom and approach for Cornwell..." -- Philip Oakes
-- Literary Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Thorndike Pr
Published date: 1997
Size: 6.5 x 10 inches
Weight: 1.65 pounds
Pages: 490
Publisher's Notes
From the bestselling author of the popular Kay Scarpetta series comes a knowing and wry novel of police procedures in Charlotte, North Carolina--and the ironic intersections of everyday lives. To walk the beat with such characters as Police Chief Judy Hammer, Deputy Chief Virginia West, and Charlotte Observer reporter Andy Brazil is to learn the inner secrets of police work.
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