When I saw "Hornet's Nest" in the local librarylast week, I jumped at the chance to check it out.The waiting list for this book is several weeks long, and there was a copy just sitting on the shelves! Now, that I've read it, I see why the book was available. Word must have gotten out that this novel was not worth the trouble. I've really enjoyed Ms. Cornwell's other books (up until "From Potter's Field"), but her writing is really going downhill. I get the impression that this book was only published because she's a big-time author. If this book had been by anyone else, any editor/ publisher in their right mind would have refused to read it. It isn't just the plot (what plot?) that I object to, it's the writing style! I only finished the book because I wanted to see how much more fragmented and choppy the paragraphs could get. Please, Ms. Cornwell, don't disappoint your loyal readers again! No more drivel like "Hornet's Nest"!