Black Wolf by Juan Gomez-Jurado (2024)
Awesome news for all readers who took the "Red Queen" thrill ride featuring the most odd couple of international crime fighters., Antonia Scott and Detective Jon Guiterrez.
They're back and up against more than they know..... And once again facing a formidable array of vile villainy.
But even if you haven't introduced yourselves to them by reading "Red Queen", you can still plunge into this one......and; then chances are, you'll also want to go back immediately to the first book in the series.
Based in Spain, Antonia is a profiler-sleuth with powers of such instant perception, she may have skipped over an evolutionary cycle or two. 'Red Queen', a special agency dedicated to hunting the most dangerous criminals, has partnered her with Jon, a once disgraced, heavyset gay detective. Though brilliant beyond words, Antonia's also broken and tormented by the terrible damage left from their last case, with its still elusive perpetrator and her beloved husband left in a coma. And once again, her ever protective partner views her with a mixture of exasperation and tender adoration as well.
Their new case pits them against what looks like a bloody internal war among the Russian mafia based in Spain. A key mobster's been murdered and his beautiful trophy wife's on the run......quite a harrowing task for a woman who's pregnant and diabetic. And to up the danger level even more, the home based Moscow mob has dispatched the 'Black Wolf', a relentless ultra-skilled female assassin who's famous for leaving nobody alive in her wake.
All the thrills, twists and non-stop action are rendered even more entertaining when Antonia and Jon unravel what's really going on. Their interactions and revelations come at you fast, leavened with moments of heartrending emotion and sardonic wit.
Quite a team and quite a book. Just like my experience with "Red Queen" I had the best 5 star reading time with this one. (*****).
And as I expected, the ending will leave you checking new release book news to see when the next one's coming out. (Let me know if you hear the date.....)
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