Southern Cross (novel)

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Southern Cross
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AuthorPatricia Cornwell
CountryUSA
Language English
Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date
1998 [1]
Preceded by Hornet's Nest  
Followed byIsle of Dogs 

Southern Cross is a best-selling [2] 1998 [1] novel by Patricia Cornwell in her Andy Brazil series about a reporter for The Charlotte Observer who is also a volunteer cop. 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. [3] In a review for The New York Times , Marilyn Stasio suggested the characters are flat. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 www.amazon.co.uk
  2. "Best-sellers: Wall Street Journal Best Selling Books Fiction" . Standard-Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. February 11, 1999. p. 10. Retrieved July 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Stasio, Marilyn (January 10, 1999). "Reviewed This Week". The New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2017.