Southern Cross, Patricia Cornwell
Southern Cross, Patricia Cornwell
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Southern Cross

Author: Patricia Cornwell

Narrator: Karen White

Unabridged: 11 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/17/2015


Synopsis

Following in the path of her blockbuster Kay Scarpetta thrillers, Patricia Cornwell's novel is a testimony to the singular versatility and narrative power of one of the country's best-read storytellers. In Southern Cross, she casts her shrewd and knowing eye at the men and women in blue, in a story of corruption, scandal, and murder.Richmond, Virginia, is a city rich in Southern history, yet overrun by such modern-day problems as drug trafficking and escalating juvenile crime. Former Charlotte police chief Judy Hammer is brought in to clean up the police force—the most difficult assignment of her career. Now, in the face of overwhelming public scrutiny, she must navigate through local politics and prejudices to solve a brutal murder that springs straight from the rotting core of Richmond's heart…

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

Goodreads review by Miranda on November 19, 2019

This book was at hand in the best moment!......more

Goodreads review by Belinda on September 19, 2022

3,5 sterren- Nederlandse hardcover......more

Goodreads review by Roderick on May 26, 2010

This book is a sequel to Hornet’s Nest and it would be best to read them in order of publication. But if you don’t want read both, Southern Cross makes sense on its own and would be the one to go for. Hornet’s nest is good, but Southern Cross is better. It features the same three main characters, Ch......more

Goodreads review by Erin on July 15, 2008

Southern Cross depicts the experiences of big-city police in Richmond, Virginia. Police chief Judy Hammer has been brought in to clean up the force, bringing with her deputy Virginia West and good-looking rookie Andy Brazil. There is a bad guy, some suspense, and way too many characters. I found myse......more

Goodreads review by Bibliophilic Word Nerd on December 07, 2022

Defies categorizing - maybe satire? I have no clue what Patricia Cornwell was thinking here. The title means nothing. The characters are wholly unlikeable (well, maybe Bubba was okay, kind of). And their names are ridiculous. Chief Hammer. Andy Brazil. Virginia West. Then there is Weed, Bubba, Smudge......more