Hornets Nest, Patricia Cornwell
Hornets Nest, Patricia Cornwell
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Hornet's Nest

Author: Patricia Cornwell

Narrator: Karen White

Unabridged: 13 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/17/2015

Synopsis

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-turner. They're after a serial killer who pulls male out-of-towners from their rental cars, then mutilates, spray paints and shoots them, in that order. What the trio uncovers jolts them like the sting of the hornet—Charlotte's symbol.

About Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell is a Miami born, contemporary crime novelist. Her books usually feature the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, who is a medical examiner. After a way sad childhood, Cornwall graduated from Davidson College with a degree in English. She wrote a biography of a family friend entitled, “A Time for Remembering”, then renamed “Ruth, A Portrait: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham” in 1983. After working in a Virginia medical examiners for six years, she wrote the first installment of her “Scarpetta” series entitled “Postmortem”. Her six year job was valuable in including a lot of forensic science details in her “Scarpetta” series. Her novels are considered to have influenced the creation of the TV series on forensics such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Cold Case. In the same vein Cornwell made a brief appearance on the Criminal Minds episode “True Genius”, as herself.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Dawn on 2010-12-15 21:00:29

I LOVE all her books. Somehow each is different but all are good! Love Hammer,West Batman and Robin in heels.

Goodreads review by Chris on January 30, 2023

2.5 stars. An older book (1997) that started a new series. I tried so hard to like these new characters, but despite them being on the right side of things I could not warm up to them. Perhaps in subsequent books? I have to say that the main character of Andy Brazil, a smart eager beaver reporter fo......more

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on September 02, 2016

Low feedback is okay, *with respectful explanations*. Reviewers have no truck declaring something isn't worth reading! The first thing I observe is writing. Any story, plain or bizarre, can carry you away if the writing draws you in. I love Patricia Cornwell's creative description! Fleeting instance......more

Goodreads review by Leila on September 09, 2013

Fun, fast paced, filled with likeable characters. As I listened to this book, I found myself falling in love with the idealistic young reporter, Andy Brazil. Pulling himself from the mire of an alcoholic mother, Andy works very hard as both a reporter and a volunteer policeman. Still viewing the wor......more

Goodreads review by Curlyhair on October 06, 2018

I remember picking this up, as I’d read a few Scarpetta books by then and obviously thought I’d enjoy this. Well I didn’t like it at all. Couldn’t get into it much and didn’t care at all for the central character.......more

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