To Hell and Gone in Texas

by Russ Hall

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Pub Date Aug 13 2014 | Archive Date Dec 17 2015

Red Adept Publishing, LLC

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

Description

Retired sheriff’s detective Al Quinn hasn’t spoken to his brother, Maury, in twenty years. When Maury lands in the hospital under suspicious circumstances, though, Al reluctantly abandons his quiet country seclusion to look into the matter. A second attempt to take Maury out drives the brothers back to Al’s lakeside home, where Al knows the territory, but they’re not alone for long. ICE agents demand that Maury rat on his silent partner, city cop Fergie Jergens comes investigating the murders of Maury’s lady friends, and someone takes a match to Al’s house.

Al soon learns his problems are only getting started—his brother’s in trouble on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Caught in a ruthless power struggle between the ICE and Los Zetas, a vicious Mexican mafia bent on ascendancy, Al learns the hard way who he can trust—and who’s willing to do whatever it takes to succeed.

With everything he loves on the line, Al will find out just how far he’ll go to protect his own.

Advance Praise

"... an exciting action-packed crime thriller with a fabulous late twist." The Mystery Gazette

"If you like reading about Texas and good guys and bad guys, then this is a book for you." SleuthSayers

"A complex action oriented mystery full of interesting characters, numerous suspects and plenty of clues, as well as lots of local color regarding the Austin, Texas area..." Kevin's Corner

"... a little bit of Dallas, a little bit of Graceland, a modern style Louis L'Amour meets James Patterson, and a whole lot of fun!" Kelly Smith Reviews

"Hooking me from the beginning, Russ Hall's writing picked me up by the scruff, stuffed me into a 4×4 truck complete with gun rack, locked the doors, tore off down the road at high speed and didn't let me go until the ride was over." I'm a Voracious Reader

"Action-packed, it's chock full of intrigue, mayhem, deceit, and no-hold-barred gun fights." Lissette E. Manning

"An intense and entertaining read." Big Al's Books & Pals

Available Editions

EDITION	Paperback
ISBN	9781940215334
PRICE	$13.99 (USD)

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sue w, Reviewer

I received this as an arc from net galley in exchange for an honest review. Retired sheriff's detective Al Quinn hasn't spoken to his brother, Maury, in twenty years. When Maury lands in the hospital under suspicious circumstances , though, Al reluctantly abandons his quiet country seclusion to look into the matter.
Wow. Absolutely fantastic read. CNPID. I knew this would be a page Turner. I loved the story and the characters. This is definitely worth more than 5 *. This is a must read and I would highly recommend this book.

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Pat L, Reviewer

What a story, this goes all over the place and is full of action from the beginning to the end. Al Quinn, and his brother have not spoken to each other for 20 years. Now he gets a call from a friend saying his brother is in the hospital. After seeing his brother he ends up taking him to his own house the next day along with a nurse to provide care. This is where the story really takes off and you have local sheriff, ICE agents, and a drug cartel after them trying to kill his brother. He must find out why and who is actually behind it all. Doing this while dealing with why he and his brother don’t talk. This is a fantastic book and fast pace and the ending through me for a loop. I liked this book a lot.