Title: Hornet's nest
First published: 1996
Description: 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 younger 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 tension 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.
Subjects: Police, Fiction, Policewomen, Reporters and reporting, Police -- North Carolina -- Charlotte -- Fiction, Reporters and reporting -- Fiction, Charlotte (N.C.) -- Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, North carolina, fiction, Hammer, judy (fictitious character), fiction
Places: Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte (N.C.)