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The launch party for Every Broken Trust will take place at Mysteryscape, 7309 W. 80th St., Overland Park, KS, at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10. Please join me in celebrating!
EVERY BROKEN TRUST
Minotaur Books ISBN 978-1250030351
Now Available
(For signed copies) Rainy Day Books Mysteryscape
The launch party for Every Broken Trust will take place at Mysteryscape, 7309 W. 80th St., Overland Park, KS, at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10. Please join me in celebrating!
Life
has settled into routine for half-Cherokee Marquitta “Skeet” Bannion now that
she’s gained custody of fifteen-year-old Brian Jameson and shares care for her
stroke-impaired father with her ex-husband—until the past reaches out to
destroy everything she holds dear.
A
party to celebrate the arrival in Brewster, Missouri, of George Melvin, a
Kansas City politician accompanied by his troubled teenage daughter, wealthy
wife, even wealthier backer, and mysterious employee, rapidly turns into
disaster when Skeet’s best friend, Karen Wise, stumbles on a body in Chouteau
University’s storage caves and is attacked herself. Skeet works to keep Karen
safe, even as Karen becomes obsessed with the dead man’s drunken claim that her
husband’s accidental death years earlier was murder.
Brian’s
emotional entanglement with the rebellious daughter and Karen’s fixation on the
politician as her husband’s murderer frustrate Skeet’s efforts to keep them
both safe and out of trouble while she tracks down the killer, who’s targeting
Karen to remove a potential witness. Even Skeet’s friends and neighbors in
Brewster keep secrets from her, and Skeet wonders if any of them are what they
seem.
Not
knowing who she can trust any longer, Skeet struggles against the clock to
solve a series of linked murders stretching into the past before she loses
Brian forever and her best friend winds up in jail—or dead.
ADVANCE PRAISE for EVERY BROKEN TRUST
"Linda Rodriguez gives readers a truly modern heroine in tough, independent, and complex police chief Skeet Bannion. Add powerful writing, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and a cast of characters you won't want to leave behind and Rodriguez delivers another terrific read."
— Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author of No Mark Upon Her
“Linda Rodriguez is a richly talented writer. Her aim is true, and she strikes deep. This new work will reward you as it weaves its generous spell. Good stuff. Get it now.”
— Luis Alberto Urrea, bestselling author of The Hummingbird’s Daughter and Queen of America
“Every Last Secret offers that rare and startling thing in the universe of thrillers: a truly fresh voice. Rodriguez's tale spares nothing. Skeet is an all-too-human heroine, and we just want more, more, more.” —Jacquelyn Mitchard, #1 national bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Second Nature: A Love Story
"Linda Rodriguez gives readers a truly modern heroine in tough, independent, and complex police chief Skeet Bannion. Add powerful writing, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and a cast of characters you won't want to leave behind and Rodriguez delivers another terrific read."
— Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author of No Mark Upon Her
“Linda Rodriguez is a richly talented writer. Her aim is true, and she strikes deep. This new work will reward you as it weaves its generous spell. Good stuff. Get it now.”
— Luis Alberto Urrea, bestselling author of The Hummingbird’s Daughter and Queen of America
“Rodriguez writes clearly and
forcefully. … Fans of tough female detectives like V.I. Warshawski and Kinsey
Millhone will be pleased.” – Publishers
Weekly
“Fans of Nevada Barr and Sara Paretsky will relish Linda Rodriguez's stellar debut. Her sleuth, Skeet Bannion, is a keeper. Every Last Secret
is a triple crown winner; superb writing, hell for leather plotting and
terrific characters.” – Julia Spencer-Fleming, New York Times
bestselling author of One Was a Soldier
“Every Last Secret offers that rare and startling thing in the universe of thrillers: a truly fresh voice. Rodriguez's tale spares nothing. Skeet is an all-too-human heroine, and we just want more, more, more.” —Jacquelyn Mitchard, #1 national bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Second Nature: A Love Story
“There's
a new cop in town and she has smarts, courage, and a good
heart. Mystery readers will find a new favorite in Chief Skeet Bannion.”
--Nancy Pickard, bestselling author of The Scent of Rain and Lightning
“Linda
Rodriguez has created a captivating female detective with a mind for
justice and a heart for those who’ve been unfairly treated. Skeet
navigates university politics and a nest of deadly secrets to find the
truth, even when it means investigating people she cares about.”
—Carolyn Haines, author of Bones of a Feather
“Murder
on a college campus, plenty of bad people, and all kinds of puzzles to
solve. Linda Rodriguez has written a highly enjoyable procedural
introducing a rough and tender heroine, Skeet Bannion.”--Kathleen
George, author of The Odds and Hideout
"Rodriguez’s
debut is an action-packed ride featuring an intriguing heroine you
won’t quickly forget." —Sally Goldenbaum, bestselling author of The Wedding Shawl
Every Last Secret: A Mystery
Winner of the St. Martin’s/Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition
Barnes & Noble mystery must-read for April
Barnes & Noble mystery must-read for April
Minotaur Books ISBN 978-1-250-00545-8
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