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Hornet's Nest
by Patricia Cornwell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399142282
- ISBN 13
- 9780399142284
- Seller
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. C3 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED by author in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping and crease on some edges, sides and corners, tanning and light shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some light stains/foxing on the page edges, tanning and light shelf wear. It's a city of ambition and pride, a city long ago dubbed "the hornet's nest of America." A swarming symbol dominates the badge of the police department that protects it-the image of... 9.5"x6.5", 377 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller
- Bookmarc's
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- at227
- Title
- Hornet's Nest
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399142282
- ISBN 13
- 9780399142284
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- JUDY HAMMER FICTITIOUS CHARACTER NORTH CAROLINA FICTION MYSTERY DETECTIVE WOMEN SLEUTHS POLICE PROCEDURAL SUSPENSE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction: Mystery / Police Procedural;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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