Hornet's Nest - Patricia Cornwell

From the bestselling author of the popular Kay Scarpetta series comes a knowing and wry novels of police procedures in Charlotte, North Carolina and the ironic intersection of everyday lives. Patricia Cornwell turns from forensics to police procedures in Hornet's Nest. The gritty, heroic life of big-city police is seen through the eyes of three leading crimefighters from Charlotte, North Carolina--Police Chief Judy Hammer, Deputy Chief Virginia West, and ambitious young reporter Andy Brazil.