Judy Hammer has accepted the challenge of Richmond, Virginia's police department to try and reverse the escalating crime statistics in the city. She brings with her Deputy Chief Virginia West and Andy Brazil, now a full-time police officer. They find a lot of things they are all too familiar with - teenage gangs, a rash of robberies at cash dispensers, street corner drug-dealing, racial tensions, too many people with too many guns and a cardiac inducing lack of parking spaces. They also meet resentment from the ...
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Judy Hammer has accepted the challenge of Richmond, Virginia's police department to try and reverse the escalating crime statistics in the city. She brings with her Deputy Chief Virginia West and Andy Brazil, now a full-time police officer. They find a lot of things they are all too familiar with - teenage gangs, a rash of robberies at cash dispensers, street corner drug-dealing, racial tensions, too many people with too many guns and a cardiac inducing lack of parking spaces. They also meet resentment from the established police force and over-high expectations from the city's institutions. Then a computer virus crashes the police computer, freezing their screens with a design of blue fish, and the same blue fish appears on the statue of Jefferson Davis, which a graffiti artist has turned into a black basketball player and a gang called the Pikes claim it is their symbol, which also has links to the robberies. In an incredibly fast-moving police procedural Patricia Cornwell takes her readers on a roller-coaster ride of action and emotion.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. Little Brown, 1999. First UK edition-first printing. Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine)with Dj(two creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the title page, two small creases on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear. Price un-clipped.340pp. This is another paragraph Product Description: Robbery, murder, incompetence and not enough parking spaces-just another day in the life of a big city's police department. Judy Hammer investigates as a virus crashes the police computer, freezing screens with a design of blue fish-the same one a gang called the Pikes claim is their symbol.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Fine condition. Little Brown, 1999. First UK edition-first printing. Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine)with Dj(two small creases and nicks on the Dj cover), both in fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new with light shelf wear on the outer edges, a couple of small creases and nick on the edge of the pages. Nice and clean book. Price un-clipped.340pp. This is another paragraph Product Description: Robbery, murder, incompetence and not enough parking spaces-just another day in the life of a big city's police department. Judy Hammer investigates as a virus crashes the police computer, freezing screens with a design of blue fish-the same one a gang called the Pikes claim is their symbol.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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A hardback volume in Very Good condition, in a similar dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own). Are you outside UK? Then unless you arrange shipping 'Via Alibris' we WILL cancel your order; this is due to the derisory shipping allowance that Alibris make to sellers for overseas orders.
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Very Good. Robbery, murder, vandalism, incompetence and not enough parking spaces-just another day in the life of a big city's police department. Series: Andy Brazil. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 107 x 30. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. 2015. First UK Edition. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
