Serpent (Estavillo)

An assassin bound by obedience. A detective marked for death. A cartel war with no survivors.Von Schlange thought she'd escaped her past. Now Black Nova owns her-an elite, off-the-books task force where obedience is survival and failure means death. As their newest assassin, she's unleashed on targets tied to Jaxon Ryker, a drug lord buried deep in the Alaskan wilds.Her partner, Xander Holt, a former Navy SEAL with ice in his veins, lives by the same brutal code: no attachments, no lines crossed. But as missions turn bloody, the fragile boundary between partner and lover begins to blur-and desire becomes its own kind of danger.Across the country, Detective Anaya Nazario faces a nightmare of her own. A synthetic "zombie drug," deadlier than fentanyl and immune to Narcan, is ripping through Los Angeles. Her investigation exposes a network of dirty cops shielding Ryker's empire-and puts a target squarely on her back.Two women on opposite fronts. One war against corruption and cartel power. And a single truth-every betrayal leaves a body behind.Explosive, unrelenting, and razor-sharp, The Serpent's Order propels the Serpent Series into its most dangerous chapter yet-where justice is a myth, and survival comes at a price paid in blood.

Two killers. Two Novels. One haunted detective, and a gripping crime series you won't be able to put down.Dive into the first two books of S.Z. Estavillo's explosive Serpent Series.In Book One: The Serpent's Bridge, Detective Anaya Nazario reopens the wound that has ruled her life-her father's unsolved murder. When a serial killer begins targeting Mexican immigrants, the pattern reignites old fears. Teaming up with her former lover, FBI agent Blake Huxley, Anaya soon realizes this new monster may be the same one who destroyed her family.In Book Two: The Serpent Woman, a tattooed vigilante killer strikes across the country. Forced back into partnership with Blake-now with a baby on the way-Anaya races to stop a killer who targets predators the law has failed. Each victim forces her to grapple with the most dangerous question of all: Where does justice end and vengeance begin?Gritty, fast-paced, and morally charged, this box set delivers two dark thrillers led by a fierce, unforgettable detective- if you loved The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson, or Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger, you'll love The Serpent's Bridge.