Head Wounds
A Kevin Kerney Novel
by Michael McGarrity
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Pub Date Nov 10 2020 | Archive Date Oct 31 2020
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Description
This is the 14th (and probably last) book in the series.
Detective Clayton Istee investigates New Mexico borderland killings by an elusive Mexican assassin with ties to a drug cartel.
In Michael McGarrity’s final, propulsive Kevin Kerney novel, the nightmare of the Mexican drug wars spills across the border with the discovery of a couple in a Las Cruces hotel, scalped with their throats cut. Because of the unusual MO, Detective Clayton Istee suspects that the murders are drug related, but a lack of evidence stalls his investigation.
Turning to the victims for a possible motive, he learns that two years ago the couple had stolen $200,000 from a nearby casino, then disappeared. When his efforts to uncover why they’d unexpectedly returned fail to generate any leads, he resists letting the case go cold. Approached by a seasoned DEA agent working undercover to seize the assassin, Clayton is thrust into the Mexican underworld of police corruption, narcotrafficking, money laundering, and dirty federal officials on both sides of the Rio Grande. What unravels culminates in a ferocious climax that is sure to stun.
About the Author: Michael McGarrity is the author of the nationally best-selling Kevin Kerney crime novels and American West Trilogy historical novels. A former psychotherapist and deputy sheriff, he lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
A Note From the Publisher
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Advance Praise
“A shattering conclusion to a much-praised series. Starts with a shocker. Ends with a stunner. The strength of the characters matches the power of the action scenes.” - David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of First Blood
“Michael McGarrity is a master, and his latest mind-blower does not disappoint. I always rush to his work, then wait anxiously for another.” - Luis Alberto Urrea, author of House of Broken Angels
“Masterful. McGarrity hones a tale sharper than a villain’s scalping knife while bringing the Southwest setting to life with every stroke.” - Dwight Holing, author of The Sorrow Hand
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781324002857 |
| PRICE | $26.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Charlene R, Reviewer
Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced digital copy of this book in exchange for a review.
I have long enjoyed the Kevin Kerney and Kerney family novels and now that Kevin's son Clayton Istee, has come to be the central character, I still enjoy them. Michael McGarrity has a way with words!! He can make you feel as though you are in the location right along with the characters.
Clayton had some problems when he fought to save his father from a bogus murder charge and has now taken a new job as a Sheriff's Detective in Dona Ana county. When two people are found murdered and scalped in a local motel, Clayton recognizes the victims as ones who fled the area a few years ago after stealing from the Indian casino where they worked. So why are they back? And why have they been murdered in such a distinctive way?
The answers are not easy to find, involving cross-border drug trafficking, hidden tunnels and corrupt Mexican officials. This is a good read and if it is the last Kevin Kerney novel, I will be sad.
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