Southern Cross
Patricia Cornwell
Unlike Cornwell’s usual fare, Southern Cross is driven almost exclusively by an interest in these strange personalities and their surreal hometown, rather than in fast-paced thrills. The novel becomes a satire on city politics, Southern culture, the ever-tense relationship between the police and the public, and the struggles of the average man and woman with computer technology. Cornwell does fall down in a few places. First, her description of the computer virus that somehow infects police department Web sites from Richmond to New York seems a bit far-fetched. Also, her narrative, divided among three major characters, loses its focus and sags at several points. In the end, though, Southern Cross is redeemed by Cornwell’s inimitable renderings of police work and the quotidian life of Richmond’s many odd denizens. –Patrick O’Kelley
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Details
ISBN | 425172546 |
Genre | Mystery |
Publication Date | 11-Jan-02 |
Publisher | Berkley |
Format | Paperback |
No. of Pages | 400 |
Series | Andy Brazil Mystery |
# in Series | 2 |
Language | English |
Rating | NotRated |
BookID | 12242 |