Description
In Richmond, Virginia, a city struggling with rising crime and a troubled past, Police Chief Judy Hammer is brought in to reform a deeply resistant police force. Still grieving her husband’s death, Hammer faces hostility from officers, civic leaders, and the mayor while working alongside her formidable deputy, Virginia West. As corruption, scandal, and a wave of robberies spiral toward murder, the investigation exposes the dangerous tensions beneath the city’s Southern traditions and modern ambitions. A gritty police thriller, the novel explores institutional power, loyalty, grief, and the human cost of a city in decline.
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paperback
Penguin Audio
Published Jan 11, 1999
ISBN: 9780399144721
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Details
First Published
1998
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Southern Cross by Patricia Cornwell.