Sam Hawken is a best-selling author, known for the Camaro Espinoza thriller series and the critically acclaimed Borderland Trilogy. His work has earned nominations, including the Crime Writers Association Dagger.
The new thrilling novel starring Camaro Espinoza, star of THE NIGHT CHARTER and WALK AWAY, 'the deadliest female protagonist since Jon Land's Caitlin Strong and Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander' (Booklist).
A master poisoner works beside his sister to defend their city-state when the chancellor he worked undercover to protect is assassinated with an unknown poison at the same time an army lay siege to the city.
The second pulse-pounding novel starring Camaro Espinoza, 'the deadliest female protagonist since Jon Land's Caitlin Strong and Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander' (Booklist).
Meet Camaro Espinoza. She's spent her whole life protecting people: first at home, then in the army. Sometimes that means leaving bodies behind. She'll be the best ally you ever have - but you don't want to be on her bad side. Right now she's running a boat off the Miami shore, trying to keep a low profile. But then a man called Parker comes to her offering good money, and bad trouble. Camaro doesn't want to get involved, but Parker has a daughter who'll suffer if she refuses to help. When the job goes badly wrong, Camaro finds herself in the midst of double crosses, international intrigue and scattered bullets. She's determined to save the girl's life... but it may be at the cost of her own.
Exploring the American West, this collection features gripping stories and essays from various authors, each offering unique perspectives on the region's culture and landscape. With contributions from notable writers like Ken Bruen and James Sallis, the anthology delves into themes of adventure, identity, and the complexities of life on the frontier. Edited by Craig McDonald, it invites readers to venture beyond familiar boundaries and experience the diverse narratives that define La Frontera.
Jack Searle is an American widower, bringing up his two stepdaughters Lidia and Marina alone in the border town of Laredo after losing his wife to cancer.Jack often takes the girls to visit their Mexican family over the border in Nuevo Laredo. Marina, the elder sister, persuades him to let her go there without him one night, to attend a concert with her cousin Patricia. Jack wants to say no - Nuevo Laredo is a very dangerous city, controlled by drug cartels and devastated by violence and corruption. But eventually he agrees - she's growing up and he has to let her have some independence.Marina and Patricia head out to the concert, but they never come back.A frantic hunt for them begins, with Jack leading the way. But this is Nuevo Laredo, and girls go missing all the time here. They're lucky to find that a good cop - Gonzalo Soler - is leading their investigation, but soon the whole police force is suspended due to endemic corruption. The army take over the city, and finding the missing girls is not their priority.To survive this nightmare and have any chance of finding Marina and Patricia, Jack and Gonzalo must take the law into their own hands. Their efforts to find the girls become more and more dangerous, and they uncover truths about the city of Nuevo Laredo that neither one of them ever wanted to face.
El Paso and Ciudad Juarez sit across the Texas / Mexico border from each other. They share streets, industry, crime. One gang claims territory in both: Los Aztecas. This single criminal organisation is responsible for most of the homicides committed in Juarez, and Felipe Morales is one of them.
Ana Torres, a Texas Ranger, investigates a border crossing death, leading to a tense confrontation in the desert. Meanwhile, Luis González aids those seeking a better life from Mexico, while Marisol Herrera embarks on a perilous journey from El Salvador, facing the harsh realities of the border. Their intertwined stories unfold against the backdrop of the Texas badlands, exploring themes of sacrifice, danger, and the pursuit of dreams amidst the struggles of la frontera.
Set against the backdrop of Juárez, a city plagued by the unsolved murders of hundreds of women, the story follows Kelly Courter, a failed boxer, and Rafael Sevilla, a Mexican detective. Their obsession with uncovering the truth leads them deep into the dangerous world of organized crime. As they confront the dark realities surrounding the disappearances, their journey reveals the complexities of justice and the haunting impact of loss in a community marked by violence.