Hornet's Nest
- Published
- 13 January 1997
- Pages
- 439
- ISBN-13
- 9780399149641
- Type
- novel
About this book
Hornet's Nest launches Patricia Cornwell's Andy Brazil trilogy on 13 January 1997, introducing police chief Judy Hammer as she takes over a troubled Charlotte, North Carolina department and the ambitious young reporter she brings on as a volunteer officer, across 439 pages.
Key facts about Hornet's Nest
Hornet's Nest is a novel by Patricia Cornwell. Readers have had it since 13 January 1997. It runs to 439 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of Hornet's Nest. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780399149641 to find the main one.
Hornet's Nest is book 1 of 3 in the Andy Brazil series. The series has 3 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.
Additionally, Patricia Cornwell writes Kay Scarpetta, Win Garano and Captain Chase as separate series. Those series sit on our thriller and techno-thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Sharp Force is the latest published Patricia Cornwell book on file, from 7 October 2025.
About Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell is credited with essentially inventing the modern forensic thriller. Born in 1956 and educated at Davidson College, she worked as a police reporter at the Charlotte Observer before spending six years as a technical writer and computer analyst inside the Chief Medical Examiner's office in Richmond, Virginia, sitting in on autopsies and absorbing real forensic procedure years before it was standard genre furniture. See every Patricia Cornwell book in order.
Its place in Andy Brazil
Hornet's Nest is book 1 in the Andy Brazil series. It is followed by Southern Cross. See the full Andy Brazil reading order.
Before she wrote Kay Scarpetta full-time, and in parallel with the Scarpetta novels, Patricia Cornwell built a second, smaller series around Judy Hammer, a tough, reform-minded police chief, and Andy Brazil, the ambitious young newspaper reporter she takes under her wing as a volunteer police officer. Hornet's Nest (1997) opens in Charlotte, North Carolina, following Hammer as she takes over a demoralized police department and Brazil as he rides along chasing both a story and a new calling; the tone is looser and…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780399149641
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780751588279
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780399142284