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SOUTHERN CROSS
by Cornwell, Patricia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 039914465X
- ISBN 13
- 9780399144653
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, maroon quarter cloth over blue boards with an embossed "PC" and stars, archival mylar-protected dust jacket (unclipped) with Confederate flag, maroon endpapers, [viii] + 359 pages. Patricia Cornwell (born 1956) is a New York Times Bestselling American crime writer. She is well known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, and other mysteries.<br/><br/>SOUTHERN CROSS is one of her Andy Brazil & Judy Hammer series. It tells the story of Police Chief Judy Hammer, who is sent to Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederate States of America, to investigate crimes.<br/><br/>EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION! Remainder mark on bottom of pages.
Synopsis
Patricia Cornwell has a sixth sense about the men and women in blue. In Hornet's Nest , her page-turning novel about crime and police in Charlotte, North Carolina, Cornwell moved behind the badges of these real-life heroes to uncover flesh-and-blood characters who strode through her pages to reveal vulnerable, passionate, brave, sometimes doubting, always fascinating figures. In Southern Cross , Cornwell takes us even closer to the personal and professional lives of big-city police, in a story of corruption, scandal, and robberies that escalate to murder. This time, her setting is Richmond, Virginia, where Charlotte Police Chief Judy Hammer has been brought by an NIJ grant to clean up the police force. Reeling from the recent death of her husband, and resented by the police force, city manager, and mayor of Richmond, Hammer is joined by her deputy chief Virginia West and rookie Andy Brazil on the most difficult assignment of her career. In the face of overwhelming public scrutiny, the trio must bring truth, order, and sanity to a city in trouble.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5654
- Title
- SOUTHERN CROSS
- Author
- Cornwell, Patricia
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 039914465X
- ISBN 13
- 9780399144653
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- forensic, murder, autopsy, crime, DNA, Tennessee, cold case
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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