Southern Cross (Andy Brazil Series #2) » (Reissue)

Readers of Patricia Cornwell's crime novels need a strong stomach, both for the gruesome details and the suspenseful turns of her plots. With medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, Cornwell created a cool and compelling heroine who repeatedly draws readers back for more.

Last year, bestselling author Patricia Cornwell made her first foray into the tension-filled, fast-paced, and often irreverent world of police departments with Hornet's Nest. Now, in the eagerly awaited sequel, Southern Cross, Cornwell resurrects Police Chief Judy Hammer; Hammer's right-hand woman, Deputy Chief Virginia West; and West's much younger love interest, newspaper reporter turned police officer Andy Brazil. Only this time the three have hauled their crime-fighting expertise and their weighty emotional baggage to a new location: Richmond, Virginia.

The New York Times Book Review - Marilyn Stasio

[We] wonder what Cornwell might have done with the Bubbas of Richmond had she respected them enough to take them seriously.