Kent Kathleen The Pledge

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.Things are looking up for Detective Betty Rhyzyk. She's 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? Betty's got two weeks to catch her.Or else.With Betty's young charge Mary Grace already missinghaving left her seven-month-old baby behind in Betty's careand the drug dealers of Dallas donning strange red wigs and delivering cryptic messages, Betty's in a race for answers. With the clock ticking down, it will take everything she's got to finally put an end to Evangeline's reign of terror, and to keep her beloved Dallasand her own familysafe at last.';The Pledge is the terrific adrenaline punch you'd expect for the grand finale of Kathleen Kent's Edgar-nominated trilogy starring Betty Rhyzyk, who is as iconic a crime fighter as Kent is a crime writer.'Julia HeaberlinA police procedural like none you've ever read. Hank Phillippi Ryan';Athrilling last dance with the formidable Betty Rhyzyk.' Steph Cha';Detective Betty is one of my favorite queer characters in crime fiction.The Pledge is fiery and propulsive.'Kristen Lepionka