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Author | Patricia Cornwell |
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Language | English |
Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | 1998 [1] |
Publication place | USA |
Preceded by | Hornet's Nest |
Followed by | Isle 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]