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Phoenix Burning (Veranda Cruz Book 2)

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.

One of Book Riot's Best 25 Suspense Books of 2018

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.

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About the Book

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

Maldonado, a former law enforcement officer, brings her experience and expertise to this gripping police procedural. With its gritty heroine, this action-packed mystery will attract readers who enjoy crime novels.

– Library Journal

Phoenix may be burning, but Maldonado's star is rising. Gritty and gripping.

– J.A. Jance

Delivers a brilliant and complicated heroine, accentuated by a take-no-prisoners plot...It's spicy, smart, and entertaining.

– Steve Berry

Maldonado's writing always bristles with urgency and authority.

– Mystery Scene Magazine

Author Isabella Maldonado, a retired police captain, and graduate of the FBI National Academy, draws on her experiences and real life in her endeavor to create a fictionalized world of corruption, crime and violence in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix Burning is an intriguing thrill ride; a gripping and realistic tale of choices and tragic consequences; of retaliation and retribution; entitlement, family, dominion and power.

– The Reading Café

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Other Books in the "Detective Veranda Cruz Series"

Blood's Echo (Veranda Cruz Book 1)

Death Blow (Veranda Cruz Book 3)

Details

Series: Detective Veranda Cruz Series, Book 2
ASIN: B08ZYVPLDV
ISBN: 9781736720028

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