Other editions of book Hornet's Nest

Hornet's Nest by Patricia Cornwell - 1997 -- 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 intersection 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....

[Read by Karen White] In this first title of a new mystery series, Cornwell introduces us to a dynamic trio of crime-solvers in Charlotte, North Carolina: Andy Brazil, an eager young reporter; Judy Hammer, the city's police chief; and Virginia West. Hammer's deputy and a genuine head-tumer. They're after a serial killer who pulls male out-of-towners from their rental cars, then multilates, spray paints and shoots them, in that order. What the trio uncovers jolts them like the sting of the hornet -- Charlotte's symbol.

"In this first title of a new mystery series, Cornwell introduces us to a dynamic trio of crime-solver in Charlotte, North Carolina: Andy Brazil, an eager young reporter; Judy Hammer, the city's police chief; and Virginia West. Hammer's deputy and a genuine head-tumer. They're after a serial killer who pulls male out-of-towners from their rental cars, then multilates, spray paints and shoots them, in that order. What the trio uncovers jolts them like the sting of the hornet -- Charlotte's symbol. "A roller-coaster ride of emotion." (Publishers Weekly) [from back cover of case]