01844cam a2200361 i 4500 1750307063 TxGeo 20241114120000.0 210702s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781736720035 pbk. 1736720031 pbk. (OCoLC)1258679823 TxGeo rda Maldonado, Isabella, author. Death blow / Isabella Maldonado. Revised. [Place of publication not identified] : Bright Diamond, Division of Locomax Publishing, 2021. 308 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Veranda Cruz ; 3 "Homicide detective Veranda Cruz takes on the most ruthless member of the Villalobos cartel. Phoenix homicide detective Veranda Cruz is on a mission. After Hector Villalobos tried to destroy her family, Veranda vowed to take down his powerful crime syndicate. Beautiful, shrewd, and lethal, Daria Villalobos is on a mission of her own. Determined to be the first woman to take the reins of her father's notorious cartel, she hatches a plot to eliminate Veranda. When the investigation blows up in Veranda's face, the hunt is on to stop a bomber. Veranda battles her department and her personal demons as she takes on Daria. To survive her most cunning adversary yet, will she make a pact with a killer?"--Back cover. 20241203. Policewomen Fiction. Women detectives Fiction. Organized crime Fiction. Drug traffic Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Veranda Cruz ; 3. QS5