Kickback (A Dafne Olabarrieta Mexico Mystery, Band 1) - Softcover

Mawaring, Ana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1644567849 ISBN 13: 9781644567845

Verlag: Indies United Publishing House, LLC, 2024

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When Dafne, director of operations for her family company and sidelining as a hostage negotiator, receives a desperate call from an old friend, her life takes a dangerous turn. Alba Falconi’s daughter has been kidnapped, and Dafne is the only one who can help. As she navigates the treacherous streets of Mexico, Dafne uncovers a web of deceit, and corruption, that threatens to destroy everything she holds dear.

With her team of investigators, Dafne must outsmart the kidnappers and a killer, confront high-level politicos, face her own past betrayals, the disapproval of her family.

From high-speed car chases to intense shootouts, Kickback delivers non-stop action and suspense. But this isn’t just a thriller; it’s a deeply emotional journey of a woman torn between duty and desire, love and loyalty.

Will Dafne save the innocent child and bring the perpetrators to justice, or will she become the next victim in this deadly game? Find out in “Kickback,” where every page sizzles with tension, peril, and the vibrant culture of Mexico. Perfect for fans of fast-paced thrillers with strong female leads, this novel will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last word.

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Ana Manwaring is a former newspaper lifestyle columnist. Her poetry, personal narratives, book reviews and short stories have appeared in diverse publications including the California Quarterly, KRCB Radio, Morning Haiku, Mystery Readers Journal, Stolen Light Ed. Fran Claggett, and Sisters Born, Sisters Found Ed. Laura McHale Holland.A graduate of the University of Denver (B.A.) in Education and English Lit and Sonoma State University (M.A.) in Education/Linguistics, Ana teaches creative writing in California's wine country, produces the monthly FUNdaMentalists poetry event on Zoom and operates her editing company, JAM Manuscript Consulting-"Spread Excellence." In her "past life," she has owned and operated BookWork, an accounting and tax preparation service, managed a social service non-profit organization serving immigrants, and cared for the elderly, all of which she gave up to work for a PI, consult brujos, and out-run gun totin' maniacs on lonely Mexican highways-the inspiration for, the JadeAnne Stone Mexico Adventures. Read about her experiences in Mexico: www.saintsandskeletons.com.Ana's husband David, ace gopher hunter Alison, and a host of birds, opossums, skunks, deer, fox, coyotes, and occasionally the neighboring goats, co-habitat an acre of Northern California.After earning her M.A., Ana finally answered her mother's question, "What are you planning to do with that expensive education?" Be a paperback writer.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Indies United Publishing House, LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1644567849
• ISBN 13: 9781644567845
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 416
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.de/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxemburg