Kathleen Kent

From the author of THE HERETIC'S DAUGHTER, an epic Texan adventure of love, loss and kinship. For any fan of TRUE GRIT, for any reader of the bestselling Geraldine Brooks

Kent, Kathleen

Greed. Desire. Death. Love. Its the nineteenth century on the Gulf Coast of Texas, a time of opportunity and lawlessness.Lucinda: intelligent, passionate, wily and courageous - a woman who braves her affliction and risks her own life to pursue her lover, a man as charismatic as he is ruthless.Nate: pure of heart, and with a strong sense of justice - a Texas policeman who belies his gentle nature to fight and seek the truth.Bill: a killer who has claimed the lives of men, women and children across the frontier. A man who knows what he wants and will do anything to claim it.The Outcasts. A disparate group of men who have made a living out of violence, and a woman who will stop at nothing to prove herself.

Ill not ask you to be mine I will never seek to blunt the fury in you, never, and will honour your will as my own. What say you? Can you be a soldiers wife? New England, 1673. Martha Allen, a young woman reviled by her family because of her refusal to marry, is packed off to be a servant in her cousins home. She takes charge of the neglected household and annoys everyone around her including a mysterious Welshman who works for the family, a man whose forceful nature matches her own. As they both gradually let their guard down, a fragile, uneasy friendship grows between the pair. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, a band of assassins, driven by the will of Charles II, charter a ship to the New World. They have a single aim: to capture Thomas Morgan, the killer of Charles I, and bring him back to London where he will face an excruciating death. The Royalists want to see his head on a spike outside the Tower of London. As Martha begins to fall for the tall Welshman, he reveals a little of his past. It soon becomes clear that his life is in grave danger. As the threat of the assassins grows closer, can Martha find it in herself to be a traitors wife?Praise for The Heretics Daughter Absolutely compelling Daily Mail A very fine novel a remarkably accomplished telling of a truly shocking tale Daily Express

Martha Carrier was hanged on August 19th 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, unyielding in her refusal to admit to being a witch, going to her death rather than joining the ranks of men and women who confessed and were thereby spared execution. Like her mother, young Sarah Carrier is bright and wilful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. In this startling novel, she narrates the story of her early life in Andover, near Salem. Her father is a farmer, English in origin, quietly stoical but with a secret history. Her mother is a herbalist, tough but loving, and above all a good mother. Often at odds with each other, Sarah and her mother have a close but also cold relationship, yet it is clear that Martha understands her daughter like no other. When Martha is accused of witchcraft, and the whisperings in the community escalate, she makes her daughter promise not to stand up for her if the case is taken to court. As Sarah and her brothers are hauled into the prison themselves, the vicious cruelty of the trials is apparent, as the Carrier family, along with other innocents, are starved and deprived of any decency, battling their way through the hysteria with the sheer willpower their mother has taught them.

In this "instantly cinematic and completely compelling" thriller (Hank Phillippi Ryan), Detective Betty has only two weeks to take down her deadliest rivalthis time for good.The terrific adrenaline punch youd expect for the grand finale of Kathleen Kents Edgar-nominated trilogy. Julia HeaberlinThings are looking up for Detective Betty Rhyzyk. Shes settled into a happy marriage and been promoted to Sergeant in the Dallas Police Department. But when a hostage stand-off puts her on the phone with legendary cartel leader The Knife, things take a turn. The Knife has heard a rival is making a play for the streets of Dallasnone other than Evangeline Roy. The matriarch of a ruthless cult, Evangeline also happens to hold a personal vendetta against Betty. So who better to draw Evangeline out of hiding? Bettys got two weeks to catch her. Or else.With Bettys young charge Mary Grace already missinghaving left her seven-month-old baby behind in Bettys careand the drug dealers of Dallas donning strange red wigs and delivering cryptic messages, Bettys in a race for answers. With the clock ticking down, it will take everything shes got to finally put an end to Evangelines reign of terror, and to keep her beloved Dallasand her own familysafe at last."I read this book in a compulsive binge . . . Betty Rhyzyk wont soon be forgotten by crime readers." Sarah Weinman, New York Times Book Review"Riveting." The Washington Post"A police procedural like none youve ever read." Hank Phillippi RyanA thrilling last dance with the formidable Betty Rhyzyk. Steph ChaDetective Betty is one of my favorite queer characters in crime fiction. The Pledge is fiery and propulsive.Kristen Lepionka

In this "deeply satisfying" thriller, Detective Betty Rhyzyk is up against a string of mysterious assassinations, an increasingly reckless partner, and her worst feardesk dutywhen she decides to go rogue . . . heading straight into the dark underworld of Dallass most dangerous drug cartel (The Washington Post).2021 Edgar Award Nominee - G.P. Putnams Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award Not much can make Detective Betty Rhyzyk flinch. But when forced into therapy, a desk assignment, and domestic bliss following a terrifying run-in with an apocalyptic cult, shes having trouble readjusting to life as it once was. At home, she struggles to connect with her loving wife, Jackie. At work, someone has been assassinating confidential informants. To make matters worse, Bettys partner seems to be increasingly dependent on the painkillers he was prescribed for injuries he sustained narrowly rescuing her.Bettys at the point of breaking when she decides to go rogue, on a chase that will lead her to the dark heart of a drug cartel terrorizing Dallas, and straight to the crooked cops who plan to profit from it all."A labyrinth of a police procedural punctuated by non-stop action . . . Gripping." Associated Press

A "masterful" and "riveting" thriller about a female CIA agent whose extraordinary facial recognition powers lead her into the dangerous heart of the Soviet Unionand the path of a killer who shouldnt exist (Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author).She never forgets a face. He never forgets his prey. It is 1990 when Melvina Donleavy arrives in Soviet Belarus on her first undercover mission with the CIA, alongside three fellow agentsnone of whom know she is playing two roles. To the prying eyes of the KGB, she is merely a secretary; to her CIA minders, she is the only one who can stop the flow of nuclear weapons from the crumbling Soviet Union into the Middle East. For Mel has a secret; she is a super recognizer, someone who never forgets a face. But no training could prepare her for the reality of life undercover, and for the streets of Minsk, where women have been disappearing. Soviet law enforcement is firm: murder is a capitalist disease. But could a serial killer be at work? Especially if he knew no one was watching? As Mel searches for answers, she catches the eye of an entirely different kind of threat: the elusive and petrifying Black Wolf, head of the KGB. Filled with insider details from the authors own time working under the direction of the U.S. Department of Defense, Black Wolf is a riveting new spy thriller from an Edgar-nominated crime writer, and a biting exploration of the divide between two nations, two masterminds, and two roles played by a woman pushed to her breaking point, where shell learn that you can only ever trust one person: yourself.

A spellbinding story of family, love, and betrayal set during the Salem witch trials as a mother is condemned by the truthand her daughter is saved by a lie. Salem, 1752. Sarah Carrier Chapman, weak with infirmity, writes a letter to her granddaughter that reveals the secret she has closely guarded for six decades: how she survived the Salem Witch Trials when her mother did not. Sarahs story begins more than a year before the trials, when she and her family arrive in a New England community already gripped by superstition and fear. As they witness neighbor pitted against neighbor, friend against friend, the hysteria escalatesuntil more than two hundred men, women, and children have been swept into prison. Among them is Sarahs mother, Martha Carrier. In an attempt to protect her children, Martha asks Sarah to commit an act of heresya lie that will most surely condemn Martha even as it will save her daughter. This is the story of Marthas courageous defiance and ultimate death, as told by the daughter who survived.

En los tristemente famosos juicios de Salem contra 200 acusados de practicar ritos de brujería había muchos niños y jóvenes inocentes. Sarah era apenas una muchacha cuando fue encarcelada junto con sus hermanos pequeños y obligada a vivir en condiciones infrahumanas. Su unico delito era ser hija de una mujer que fue ahorcada por bruja, acusacion que nego hasta el ultimo momento.