| Southern Cross | |
| Author: | Patricia Cornwell |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| Pub Date: | 1998[1] |
| Preceded By: | Hornet's Nest |
| Followed By: | Isle of Dogs |
Southern Cross is a best-selling[2] 1998[1] novel by Patricia Cornwell in her Andy Brazil series about a reporter for The Charlotte Observer who is also a volunteer cop. It tells the story of Police Chief Judy Hammer, who is sent to Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederate States of America, to investigate crimes.[3] In a review for The New York Times, Marilyn Stasio suggested the characters are flat.[3]