There’s a killer on the loose in Galveston, targeting law enforcement officials and using a fatal injection of snake venom to take them down. Authorities have reasons to believe the Veneno gang is behind the hits, and FBI Agents Leah Riesel and Jon Colbert team up to track down those responsible. Their best lead is an eyewitness who identifies a young man dumping the third body on a church doorstep. But their suspect has gone into hiding, and those closest to him are reluctant to reveal anything that might help investigators find him.
As Leah and Jon check connections among the victims and dig deeper into motives, they discover appearances may be deceiving. Someone is desperate to keep their secrets hidden, and Leah and Jon must face their greatest fears in order to stop the next fatal strike.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 1/5
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Summary
3.5 stars
"I'd rather face a dozen armed bad guys than one snake."
Unfortunately, there have been a series of Galveston murders using rattlesnake venom as the weapon of choice. Paired with a new partner, F.B. I. Agent Leah Riesel can only hope that Jon Colbert doesn't have the opportunity to eyewitness her full blown phobia. Tasked with tracking down the murderers, supposed members of a local gang who call themselves The Venonos, Leah and Jon have very few clues and only one eyewitness to a body dumping behind a local Catholic church. They're on a race against time to make sure the killers don't have the opportunity to make a fourth "fatal strike".
This fast paced suspense blends numerous suspects with sparse evidence; a bit dis-jointed in places, allowing the relational side story between Leah and Jon to fill in the gaps. Both of these highly trained snipers bring shame, guilt, fear and regret into their partnership, but it's amazing how "half the fun of fishing is who you're with" . . . . . guaranteed to be the favorite scene of most readers!