Vengeance Falls

Forget what you thought you knew about the cartel. No good deed goes unpunished when special agent Fern Horning infiltrates a drug cartel in the riveting tenth book of the national award-winning Port Stirling Mystery series by Kay Jennings.

December in Oregon is cold and rainy, but Christmas will be even more chilling for State Department Special Agent Fern Horning. When long-time kingpin Hector Luis Espinoza was arrested by the feds, his daughter Vilma took over Mexico's infamous Sinaloa Cartel. Now, a strategic encounter allows Fern to gain Vilma's trust - and go undercover to crush the cartel from the inside. But is Fern walking into a deadly trap of dark family secrets?

One mistake, one slip of the mask could get her killed.

At home in Port Stirling, a painful, personal overdose shocks Chief of Police Matt Horning and his local cops. Matt misses and fears for his wife, but he understands her secret mission may be their best opportunity to disrupt the cartel's deadly influence along the west coast's I-5 drug corridor. Nobody thought it would be easy, but nobody could have planned for the nasty surprises that threaten the entire operation.

With Matt and Fern caught in the crossfire between doing their jobs and managing their relationship, their lives aren't the only thing at stake.

Come for the compelling, character-driven story; stay for the gut-wrenching twist.

A good read for fans of Robert Dugoni, Ann Cleeves, Louise Penny, and Kendra Elliot.