Phoenix Burning

Name: Phoenix Burning
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Isabella Maldonado
ISBN: 9781666120028

Author: Isabella Maldonado

Series: Veranda Cruz Mystery #2

Narrator: Raquel Beattie

Unabridged: 10 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/14/2021

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Women Sleuths

Synopsis

"Maldonado's a writer to watch, and she showcases her own extensive law enforcement background in this tightly plotted police procedural."—Publishers Weekly

Phoenix detective Veranda Cruz has vowed to bring the Villalobos crime family to justice, but when a wave of violence in the city escalates, she is forced to confront her darkest fear.

Adolfo Villalobos is a crime boss who's determined to stake his claim. To prove that he's ready to run his family's sprawling criminal empire, he devises a plan to silence his siblings and destroy Veranda, leaving a trail of destruction through downtown Phoenix that makes national headlines.

Veranda believes the task force she's been assigned to lead will end Adolfo's reign of terror, until his revenge takes a cruel—and highly personal—twist.

The cunning scheme devastates Veranda, who struggles with secrets from her past that may end her career. And her life.

Contains mature themes.

About Isabella Maldonado

Award-winning author Isabella Maldonado wore a gun and badge in real life before writing crime fiction. A graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico and the first Latina in her police department to attain the rank of captain, she served as a patrol officer, hostage negotiator, spokesperson, recruit instructor, patrol supervisor, and district station commander before her final assignment as the commander of the Special Investigations and Forensics Division. Retiring after twenty-two years on the force, Ms. Maldonado uses her law enforcement experience to bring a realistic edge to her writing. She is a member of the FBI National Academy Associates, Fairfax County Police Association, International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, International Society of Latino Authors, and Sisters in Crime, where she served as president of the Phoenix Metro Chapter in 2015 and sat on the board until 2019. The author of the FBI Agent Nina Guerrera series and the Detective Veranda Cruz series, she lives in the Phoenix area with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Skip on April 17, 2020

The continuing story of Phoenix detective Veranda Cruz and her battle to bring the Villalobos cartel to justice. When she is named the lead for a new task force to combat growing gang violence, oldest son Adolpho decides to elevate his standing to succeed the patriarch by humiliating Veranda: first,......more

Goodreads review by Adrian Lawrence on March 31, 2022

Phoenix may be burning but the pages aren't. This is a series I wished I'd never started. If you're looking for an intelligent police procedural, I can't say you've found it here. Most of the time not a great deal happens other than a lot of dialogue between law officers and much of their talk border......more

Goodreads review by Bonnye Reed on March 08, 2018

GNab A southwestern police procedural with a bite, Phoenix Burning brings a unique and breathtaking view of what makes Arizona a special state of mind. Detective Veranda Cruz and her battles with the Villalobos Cartel keep you guessing and on your toes. Isabella Maldonado, a retired Fairfax County p......more

Goodreads review by John on May 04, 2021

Great read. I could not stop reading this fantastic crime novel. Gives a sense to the brutal war that we only get hints of in the news. There are real heroes who are fighting the impact of the cartels every day. Thank you them all. Yes, this is a novel — but novels are often closer to the truth than......more

Goodreads review by Kelci on August 05, 2018

This series continues to entertain me. Such a good read and I can't wait for the next one!......more