Ambush

Description

The gripping third book in the bestselling Sydney Rose Parnell series. Railway cop and former Marine Sydney Parnell is on the hunt. So is a killer she knows only as the Alpha. They're in a race to find Malik, an eleven-year-old Iraqi boy with secrets to guard. Sydney wants to help him. The Alpha wants him dead. From the dark alleys of Mexico City to the mean streets of Denver, Sydney and her K9 partner, Clyde, use their wits and determination to chase down the ruthless killer. But when their path collides with his, Sydney realizes just how far-reaching and sinister the Alpha's past is. And how far he's willing to go to save his secrets.

Barbara Nickless is the author of the Sydney Rose Parnell series, which includes Blood on the Tracks-a Suspense Magazine Best of 2016 selection-and Dead Stop. Both novels won the Colorado Book Award and were finalists for the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, which Blood on the Tracks won. Her essays and short stories have appeared in Writer's Digest and Criminal Element, among other markets. She lives in Colorado, where she loves to snowshoe, cave, hike, and drink single malt Scotch-usually not at the same time. Connect with her online at www.barbaranickless.com.

"A nail-biter with some wicked twists...Fast-paced and nonstop...Sydney is fleshed out, flawed, gritty, and kickass and you can't help but root for her. Nickless leaves you satisfied and smiling-something that doesn't happen too often in this genre!" -The Bookish Biker "Ambush has plenty of action and intrigue. There are shoot-outs and kidnappings. There are cover-ups and conspiracies. At the center of it all is a flawed heroine who will do whatever it takes to set things right." -BVS Reviews "Ambush takes off on page one like a Marine FA-18 Super Hornet under full military power from the flight deck...and never lets the reader down." -Mysterious Book Report "Ambush truly kicks butt and takes names, crackling with tension from page one with a plot as sharp as broken glass. Barbara Nickless is a superb writer." -Steve Berry, #1 internationally bestselling author "Ambush is modern mystery with its foot on the gas. Barbara Nickless's writing-at turns blazing, aching, stark, and gorgeous-propels this story at a breathless pace until its sublime conclusion. In Sydney Parnell, Nickless has masterfully crafted a heroine who, with all her internal and external scars, compels the reader to simultaneously root for and forgive her. A truly standout novel." -Carter Wilson, USA Today bestselling author of Mister Tender's Girl "Exceptional...Nickless raises the stakes and expands the canvas of a blisteringly original series. A wholly satisfying roller coaster of a thriller that features one of the genre's most truly original heroes." -Jon Land, USA Today bestselling author "Ambush...makes you laugh and cry as the pages fly by." -Tim Tigner, internationally bestselling author