Southern Cross
- Published
- 1 January 1998
- Pages
- 382
- ISBN-13
- 9780751527131
- Type
- novel
About this book
At 382 pages, Southern Cross follows in 1998 as Hammer transfers to Richmond, Virginia to overhaul another struggling police force, with Brazil once again riding along.
Key facts about Southern Cross
Patricia Cornwell wrote Southern Cross, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1998. The book has 382 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780751527131 to find the main one.
Southern Cross is book 2 of 3 in the Andy Brazil series. The series has 3 published books. However, the series starts with Hornet's Nest (1997). Hornet's Nest is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 13 January 1997.
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
Southern Cross is book 2 in the Andy Brazil series. It follows Hornet's Nest. It is followed by Isle of Dogs. 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 9780751527131
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781568959733
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780739401880