NMLP P-024059 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Hornet's Nest

Patricia Cornwell · G.P. Putnam's Sons · 1997

US G.P. Putnam's Sons is the true first. First novel in the Andy Brazil / Judy Hammer / Virginia West series, set in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Cornwell's first departure from the Kay Scarpetta character.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-024059 for "Hornet's Nest" by Patricia Cornwell (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-024059, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).