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Detective Betty has only two weeks to take down her deadliest rival: Evangeline Roy, the matriarch of a ruthless cult. As the clock ticks down, it will take everything Betty's got to finally put an end to Evangeline's reign of terror, and to keep her beloved Dallas - and her own family - safe at last.
About the author
Kathleen Kent is a New York Times bestselling author and a two-time Edgar Award Nominee. She has also written the award-winning historical novels The Heretic's Daughter, The Traitor's Wife, and The Outcasts, and been published in the crime anthology Dallas Noir. In March 2020 she was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters for her contribution to Texas literature.
Follow Kathleen on www.kathleenkent.com
Summary
Detective Betty has only two weeks to take down her deadliest rival: Evangeline Roy, the matriarch of a ruthless cult. As the clock ticks down, it will take everything Betty's got to finally put an end to Evangeline's reign of terror, and to keep her beloved Dallas - and her own family - safe at last.
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PRAISE FOR KATHLEEN KENT:
'One of the most breathless, inventive, and be forewarned, violent suspense plots I've read in a long time' NPR.
'Exciting [and] moving ... Grisly but likeable' Wall Street Journal.
'Terrific ... Kent's own ability to avoid predictable outcomes and keep the reader on edge bodes well for future installments in this series' Chicago Tribune.
'Kent is an effective storyteller and an acute social observer, with a sharp eye for Texas-sized absurdities' Los Angeles Review of Books.
'The plot revolves around the Asian sex- and drug-trafficking trade run by the cutest little old lady you ever did see, but the broader appeal is Kent's offbeat humor, which pulls up reins just before it takes the story over a cliff' New York Times Book Review.
