Killer Deal
In Killer Deal (Gordon Productions, LLC), the second book in Karen S. Gordon‘s Gold and Courage series, Gordon spins a tale of secret manipulation and murderous revenge in the middle of the West Texas desert. When Vance Courage a former not-so-upright police-detective-turned-attorney, and video producer Lauren Gold buy a West Texas resort to launder stolen drug money, they soon realize they bought danger disguised as a luxury retreat.
Although Vance told her it was “a little late to have a Girl Scout moment,” Lauren turned down her share of the $40 million of salvaged drug money—it was dirty, and she hadn’t earned it. But Vance saved it for her. With their friend Jake Fleming, the three buy Antelope Creek Ranch, a luxury West Texas resort, at a fire sale after a Supreme Court Justice mysteriously died there, followed by the death of its owner Roy Pompadour. In hindsight, they should have recognized the warning signs of trouble, but they needed a place to launder the boatload of money Vance recovered from a defunct drug cartel. The Ranch seemed to be the perfect investment.
Lauren and Vance admit Antelope Creek is impressive—an oasis of opulence plopped into the barren Chihuahuan desert at the Texas/Mexico border. But soon after their arrival, an employee commits suicide. At least, that’s the story, but Vance isn’t so sure. As a former Miami police detective, he knows what to look for, and the clues point to murder.
As Vance conducts his own investigation into the death, he gets a taste of small-town Texas justice. Local law enforcement has its own unique methods of administering the law, some not so legal. This isn’t the way it’s supposed to go down.
Disturbing things continue to happen at the ranch. Who delivered live scorpions to the guests? Why are trumped-up charges brought against the attorney who handled the purchase of the ranch? Why does high-caliber gunfire thunder through the canyons close to the resort?
What they don’t realize is that the ranch is the hub of a secret society of powerful entities that plans to launch a covert mission. Global power-brokers—those who haven’t sold their souls to the high-tech industry—have planned the biggest intervention in history. And as the new owners, Lauren and Vance are caught in the middle of it.
When the resort goes into lockdown and all communication with the outside world stops, Lauren and Vance must determine who is behind the murderous plot before they become the next victims.
In Killer Deal, Gordon refreshingly uses unlikely champions to battle society’s dependence on high-tech and its loss of social conscience. Within the pages of a fast-paced thriller, readers are entwined in an intriguing look at the hunger for power, the ego of control, the persistence of greed, and two unlikely heroes whom we can cheer for in their not-so-conventional attempt to uncover the truth.
Killer Deal is now available for purchase. Visit Karen’s BookTrib author profile.
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