Phoenix Burning
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One of Book Riot's Best 25 Suspense Books of 2018
"Maldonado's a writer to watch, and she showcases her own extensive law enforcement background in this tightly plotted police procedural." -Publishers Weekly, starred review
Phoenix detective Veranda Cruz has vowed to bring the Villalobos crime family to justice, but when a wave of violence in the city escalates, she is forced to confront her darkest fear.
Adolfo Villalobos is a crime boss who's determined to stake his claim. To prove that he's ready to run his family's sprawling criminal empire, he devises a plan to silence his siblings and destroy Veranda, leaving a trail of destruction through downtown Phoenix that makes national headlines.
Veranda believes the task force she's been assigned to lead will end Adolfo's reign of terror, until his revenge takes a cruel-and highly personal-twist.
The cunning scheme devastates Veranda, who struggles with secrets from her past that may end her career. And her life.
Isabella Maldonado
Isabella Maldonado is the award-winning international and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Daniela Vega series (in development by Justin Hartley for ABC television), the Veranda Cruz series (optioned by Universal for development into a TV series), and the Nina Guerrera series, as well as the Sanchez & Heron series coauthored with Jeffery Deaver. Her books are published in twenty-six languages and sold in sixty countries. Maldonado wore a gun and badge in real life before turning to crime writing and uses her law enforcement background to bring a realistic edge to her stories. A graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico and the first Latina to attain the rank of captain in her police department, she retired as the Commander of Special Investigations and Forensics. During her more than two decades on the force, her assignments also included hostage negotiator, department spokesperson, and precinct commander. For more information, visit www.isabellamaldonado.com.
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