Hornet's Nest -- Patricia Cornwell, Mass Market Paperbound

Patricia Cornwell turns from forensics to police procedures in Hornet's Nest.

The gritty, heroic life of big-city police is seen through the eyes of three leading crimefighters from Charlotte, North Carolina--Police Chief Judy Hammer, Deputy Chief Virginia West, and ambitious young reporter Andy Brazil.

Author: Patricia Cornwell
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 02/01/1998
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 6.76h x 4.26w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9780425160985
Age Range: 18-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.5
Point Value: 20
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 43287 / Hornet's Nest

About the Author
Patricia Cornwell is considered one of the world's bestselling crime writers. Her intrepid medical examiner Kay Scarpetta first appeared on the scene in 1990 with Postmortem--the only novel to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards and the French Prix du Roman d'Aventure in a single year--and Cruel and Unusual, which won Britain's prestigious Gold Dagger Award for the best crime novel of 1993. Dr. Kay Scarpetta herself won the 1999 Sherlock Award for the best detective created by an American author. Ms. Cornwell's work is translated into 36 languages across more than 120 countries.