Hornet's Nest

From the number-one bestselling author of Cause of Death, a knowing and wry novel of big-city police, big-city crime, and the ironic intersections of everyday lives.

It's a city of ambition and pride, a city long ago dubbed "the hornet's nest of America." A swarming symbol dominates the badge of the police department that protects it--the image of a darting, restless fighter: the whirling dervish of a hornet. Like the violence that swirls around Charlotte during a long, hot summer, the hornet traces a dark, angry path, touching down unexpectedly, bringing stings of surprise wherever it lands.

Patricia Cornwell's brilliant new novel carries its own surprises. The creator of Kay Scarpetta, the most fascinating character in contemporary crime fiction, now cunningly reveals the heart and soul of a metropolitan police department. With Charlotte as her simmering background, she propels us into the core of the force through the lives of a dynamic trio of heroes: Andy Brazil, an ambitious young reporter for The Charlotte Observer and an eager--sometimes too eager--volunteer cop; Police Chief Judy Hammer, the professionally strong yet personally troubled guardian of Charlotte's law and order; and her deputy chief, Virginia West, a genuine head-turner who is married to her job. To walk the beat with Hammer, West, and Brazil is to learn the inner secrets of police work--the tensions and the tedium, the hilarity and the heartbreak, the unexpected pump of adrenaline and the rush of courage that can lead to heroics...or death.

Like no one else before, Patricia Cornwell strips away the facade of the badge to lay bare the lives and motives of ordinary mortals in extraordinary circumstances. Hornet's Nest is as real as tonight's police blotter and as page-turning as Cornwell can be.

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-17-2009; Scarpetta is finally getting her much needed rest!; So sad, so very sad to see all the 1 star's. Not every book has to be totally about Kay Scarpetta. You also don't need to be so serious in every book that is writen. It is good to laugh and this was a book that I got several good...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-01-2008; Don't bother; I have been a huge fan of Patricia Cornwall. This book, however, seems to have been written by an entirely different person. Filled with annoying, unrelated, wandering detail, it's the worst kind of writing you'd expect to find in a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-29-2008; really intriguing character study . . .; Hornet's Nest is a really wonderful novel--just because it's not like the Scarpetta novels doesn't make it bad--it's just different! Cornwell tries something new and adventurous, and pisses off genre fiction fans. Well, genre fiction is...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-27-2008; Morgue Murders; Cornwell over whelmed me with all of the new characters that she has woven into her story. Her plot is a serial killer, the Black Widow, who focuses on out-of-town businessmen. Cornwell became side tracked with all of the political...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-17-2009; Scarpetta is finally getting her much needed rest!; So sad, so very sad to see all the 1 star's. Not every book has to be totally about Kay Scarpetta. You also don't need to be so serious in every book that is writen. It is good to laugh and this was a book that I got several good...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-27-2008; Morgue Murders; Cornwell over whelmed me with all of the new characters that she has woven into her story. Her plot is a serial killer, the Black Widow, who focuses on out-of-town businessmen. Cornwell became side tracked with all of the political...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-01-2008; Don't bother; I have been a huge fan of Patricia Cornwall. This book, however, seems to have been written by an entirely different person. Filled with annoying, unrelated, wandering detail, it's the worst kind of writing you'd expect to find in a...; read full review | report as inappropriate