Description
Hornet’s Nest is a crime thriller by Patricia Cornwell and the first book in the Andy Brazil series. Set in Charlotte, the novel follows Deputy Chief Virginia West as she deals with a string of murders, departmental tensions and the arrival of Andy Brazil, a rookie newspaper reporter determined to experience police work from the inside.
Brazil is allowed to ride patrol with West as part of an unusual arrangement between his newspaper and the police department. What begins as a series of routine calls quickly turns more serious when they encounter a hijacked ambulance and a murder scene. As Brazil starts earning West’s reluctant respect, he also discovers that someone is stealing his stories and that he has become entangled in a power struggle involving some of the city’s most influential figures.
A good choice for readers who enjoy police crime fiction, investigative thrillers, newsroom drama and stories that combine murder, tension and dark humour.
