Becky - Jay B. Greene

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Résumé :
She escaped the cartel-but can she outrun her darkest fears? Bogot?. Colombia, Summer 1981-Becky Kendall and Michelle Talley thought they had escaped their harrowing past and a deadly confrontation with Jamaican cocaine traffickers. Armed with five million dollars in drug profits, the women take refuge in a luxury condo in Bogot?-a seemingly perfect hideout. But the shadows of their previous lives refuse to fade. As cartel violence erupts around them, Becky and Michelle plan their return to Sarasota, Florida. Yet their every move is shadowed by Gordon Gecht, a ruthless enforcer determined to recover the money he believes is rightfully his. Joining forces with Pablo Escobar, Colombia's King of Cocaine, Gecht orchestrates a game of cat and mouse that quickly turns deadly. When investigative journalist and Becky's estranged husband Jack Kendall arrives in Bogot? to investigate what happened to Becky and Michelle, he finds himself caught in a high-stakes battle for survival. Racing against the clock, Jack is desperate to find Gecht while also confronting past demons-all in a city where trust is a rare commodity, and every decision could be his last. The gripping sequel to Mountain Crossing, Becky is a heart-pounding tale of betrayal, resilience, and the unrelenting fight for justice....

Biographie:
Jay B. Greene was born, grew up and lives in Sarasota. He studied environmental science and journalism in college and graduated from the University of Florida. His love for stories propelled him into a 40-year career covering health care, government, crime, and the environment for several newspapers across different states. Greene is the author of Mountain Crossing, Becky and Bone Valley, the first three Jack Kendall Mystery series books. He also published Danger From Space and Flight to the Stars, the first two books in the Tim and Peggy Smith Space Adventure trilogy. Stay tuned for Nokomis Hospital, a fourth Jack Kendall installment later in 2025....

Sommaire:
She escaped the cartel-but can she outrun her darkest fears? Bogot?. Colombia, Summer 1981-Becky Kendall and Michelle Talley thought they had escaped their harrowing past and a deadly confrontation with Jamaican cocaine traffickers. Armed with five million dollars in drug profits, the women take refuge in a luxury condo in Bogot?-a seemingly perfect hideout. But the shadows of their previous lives refuse to fade. As cartel violence erupts around them, Becky and Michelle plan their return to Sarasota, Florida. Yet their every move is shadowed by Gordon Gecht, a ruthless enforcer determined to recover the money he believes is rightfully his. Joining forces with Pablo Escobar, Colombia's King of Cocaine, Gecht orchestrates a game of cat and mouse that quickly turns deadly. When investigative journalist and Becky's estranged husband Jack Kendall arrives in Bogot? to investigate what happened to Becky and Michelle, he finds himself caught in a high-stakes battle for survival. Racing against the clock, Jack is desperate to find Gecht while also confronting past demons-all in a city where trust is a rare commodity, and every decision could be his last. The gripping sequel to Mountain Crossing, Becky is a heart-pounding tale of betrayal, resilience, and the unrelenting fight for justice....