Isle of Dogs is the final book in the Andy Brazil series, following the success of Hornet's Nest and Southern Cross, from bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.
Chaos breaks loose when the Governor of Virginia orders that speed traps be installed on all streets and highways, and warns that motorists will be caught by monitoring aircraft flying overhead. But the eccentric inhabitants of Tangier, fourteen miles off the coast of Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay, respond by threatening to secede and set up an independent state, claiming that their independence lies in the history of America's first settlers, those who set sail from London's Isle of Dogs in 1607.
Judy Hammer, newly installed as the superintendent of Virginia State Police, and Andy Brazil, state trooper and Hammer's right hand confidant, find themselves at their wit's end as they try to protect the public from the politician's and vice versa in this pitch-perfect, darkly comic romp. With a Swiftian eye for the absurd and a deadly accurate aim on her targets, Cornwell has created another knowing story about real life policing.
Visit the author's own website at patricia-cornwell.com
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780751531886
Number of pages: 544
Weight: 290 g
Dimensions: 177 x 111 x 36 mm
Cornwell's humour is as unexpected as it is wicked. - DAILY MIRROR
an irreverant and strikingly characterised portrait of law enforcement at the mercy of politics. - CRIME TIME
A unique, often hilarious experience. - IRISH TATLER
This is the first Patricia Cornwell book I've read and I must admit I was immensely underwhelmed by it. The synopsis on the cover suggested that this would be an intriguing crime thriller with a bit of humour and... More
What a disappointing end to this series. I thought the first 2 books in this series were barely average but easy reads, but this, this is just nonsense. I'm surprised I even finished it if I'm honest but I... More
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