Hornet's Nest

By: Patricia Cornwell

Narrated by: Karen White

In this first title of a new mystery series, Cornwell introduces us to a dynamic trio of crime-solver in Charlotte, North Carolina: Andy Brazil, an eager young reporter; Judy Hammer, the city's police chief; and Virginia West. Hammer's deputy and a genuine head-turner. They're after a serial killer who pulls male out-of-towners from their rental cars, then mutilates, spray paints and shoots them, in that order. What the trio uncovers jolts them like the sting of the hornet—Charlotte's symbol.

Great

All I need is to be able to access it on my darn tablet !

The authors detail in her story telling is amazing

This is the second time I have enjoyed this book, once before I moved to Charlotte and more recently after living here for more than 10 years. In the middle of the road trip a friend hits the pause button and says “ Can we just take a minute to approximate the detail that the author puts in to her description of the city”. Patricia Cornwall is this detailed in every one of her books, this detail dream the reader into the story so completely.

Good story with great details

Great story, lots of detail to add to highlight the details. One thing I have to keep saying is mispronunciations in the stories that I’m reading. The word is “rifle,” and it’s pronounced rifle like the gun, a rifle. in this book, the word is used as a verb, as someone “rifling” through the contents of a storage box. I probably heard this a half a dozen times over the last few months the same mispronunciation, what’s happening? Love the story!

What a start!

I was almost tempted to give up on this one until the "automatic" snapping at each other calmed down. Once everyone decided that catching the bad guys was more important than their personal thoughts and feelings, it took off. Murders, dumb robberies, and mayhem brought to a screeching halt.
The ending left me yearning for more!

Details, character building, tangential plot lines

Good narration. Serious, dangerous topics brought in-focus without a soap-box, Humorous distracting sidelines woven through to bring the hearer/reader to the end without warning.