Patricia Cornwell turns from forensics to police procedures in her latest novel, Hornet's Nest. This book is less a thriller than a character study of the main characters: Judy Hammer, chief of police in Charlotte, North Carolina; Hammer's deputy, Virginia West; and Andy Brazil, a young reporter assigned to ride with the police as they go about their jobs. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title

I read this some time back before BC and thought I would reread it but it fits in the new Menagerie Bookbox.

This book is starting out in the Menagerie Bookbox going out about the end of March.
I hope it has a good time.

Selecting from the the Menagerie Bookbox.

Patricia Cornwell's brilliant new novel carries its own surprises. The creator of Kay Scarpetta, the most fascinating character in contemporary crime fiction, now cunningly reveals the heart and soul of a metropolitan police department. With Charlotte as her simmering background, she propels us into the core of the force through the lives of a dynamic trio of heroes: Andy Brazil, an ambitious young reporter for The Charlotte Observer and an eager--sometimes too eager--volunteer cop; Police Chief Judy Hammer, the professionally strong yet personally troubled guardian of Charlotte's law and order; and her deputy chief, Virginia West, a genuine head-turner who is married to her job. To walk the beat with Hammer, West, and Brazil is to learn the inner secrets of police work--the tensions and the tedium, the hilarity and the heartbreak, the unexpected pump of adrenaline and the rush of courage that can lead to heroics...or death.

Didn't realize I had already read this when I selected it out of the box. It has a different cover than the book I read.

Reserved for VBB on BookObsessed.

Adding to Lane1088's mystery/thriller bookbox.

I took this from the Mystery & Thriller Bookbox. I've been wanting to read this series, so I was glad to see this one in the box.

Mailed to Ramson who selected it from the Mystery VBB at BookObsessed.com.

Cleaning house and clearing the shelves of things I have held on to for too long. Be free!