The Dime
by Kathleen Kent
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Pub Date Feb 14 2017 | Archive Date Mar 14 2017
Description
Dallas, Texas is not for the faint of heart. Good thing for Betty Rhyzyk she's from a family of take-no-prisoners Brooklyn police detectives. But her Big Apple wisdom will only get her so far when she relocates to The Big D, where Mexican drug cartels and cult leaders, deadbeat skells and society wives all battle for sunbaked turf. Betty is as tough as the best of them, but she's deeply shaken when her first investigation goes sideways. Battling a group of unruly subordinates, a persistent stalker, a formidable criminal organization, and an unsupportive girlfriend, the unbreakable Detective Betty Rhyzyk may be reaching her limit. Combining the colorful pyrotechnics of Breaking Bad with the best of the gritty crime genre, The Dime is Kathleen Kent's brilliant mystery debut and the launch of a sensational new series.
"Only a fan blowing in the right direction could flip the pages of this lightning-paced tale any faster." --Minneapolis Star Tribune
A Note From the Publisher
The first book in the Detective Betty thriller series.
Advance Praise
“Exciting [and] moving . . . Grisly but likable” —Wall Street Journal
“Kathleen Kent finds the noir side of Dallas. . . . Betty Ryhzyk [is] a beguiling protagonist. . . . [She] brings freshness and new energy to the role. . . . There’s no shortage of Pine Curtain gothic in this landscape of mangy dogs, religious nuts and violent meth-heads.” —The Dallas Morning News
“Gritty and gripping, explosive and emotional, Kathleen Kent’s The Dime grabs you from its opening scene and never lets go. Kent tears off the glossy facade of Dallas to show us a dark underbelly of crime. A great start for an exciting new series.”
–Jeff Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of The First Order
“[Kent] explodes into the crime genre with a detective who has all the qualities that’ll make her stand out from the crowd. . . . Betty is [a] kick-butt detective. . . . Kent’s brilliant, sometimes-gentle and humorous observations humanize and set this book apart.” —BookPage
“Outstanding . . . Kent never sacrifices robust characters, or biting humor, during scenes of brutal violence, which, though disturbing, are essential to the rich plot.” —Publishers Weekly (starred boxed review)
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780316311038 |
| PRICE | $26.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 352 |
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