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Southern Cross
Patricia Cornwell
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Description for Southern Cross
Paperback. Robbery, murder, vandalism, incompetence and not enough parking spaces - just another day in the life of a big city's police department. Series: Andy Brazil. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 107 x 30. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Judy Hammer has accepted the challenge of Richmond, Virginia's police department to try and reverse the escalating crime statistics in the city. She brings with her Deputy Chief Virginia West and Andy Brazil, now a full-time police officer. They find a lot of things they are all too familiar with - teenage gangs, a rash of robberies at cash dispensers, street corner drug-dealing, racial tensions, too many people with too many guns and a cardiac inducing lack of parking spaces. They also meet resentment from the established police force and over-high expectations from the city's institutions. ... Read more
Judy Hammer has accepted the challenge of Richmond, Virginia's police department to try and reverse the escalating crime statistics in the city. She brings with her Deputy Chief Virginia West and Andy Brazil, now a full-time police officer. They find a lot of things they are all too familiar with - teenage gangs, a rash of robberies at cash dispensers, street corner drug-dealing, racial tensions, too many people with too many guns and a cardiac inducing lack of parking spaces. They also meet resentment from the established police force and over-high expectations from the city's institutions. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Andy Brazil
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751527131
SKU
KHS1077953
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Patricia Cornwell
In 1990, Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia. An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, as well as the French Prix du Roman d'Aventures - the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. ... Read more
Reviews for Southern Cross
Cornwell peels off every layer of this taut society in a careering crime drama that is full of suspense and excitement and has a shaft of humanity beneath the tough talk and the wisecracks.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
some very fine comic scenes.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
this highly entertaining confection shows Cornwell clearly has more than one string to ... Read more
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
some very fine comic scenes.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
this highly entertaining confection shows Cornwell clearly has more than one string to ... Read more