Synopsis:
Despite
having brought down two major crime families, Pavel’s life is still
filled with problems. The two bright things in his world: Teresa
Mancini, his fiancée, who, on a good day, has the ability to bring him
to his knees and his daughter Rita Grace, a result of a whirlwind affair
before he fell in love with Teresa.
Once
again, murder is the prime evil propelling Pavel into his latest case.
After the murder of his partner and friend Nick Haxton’s ex-wife Brenda,
Pavel leads a team to dethrone Guillermo Diaz, the leader of a drug
gang believed to be responsible for Brenda’s death. Detective Danni
Stone joins the local agency. Stone knows Diaz on the most intimate of
levels, and wants to be present at his demise.
During
the investigations, not only does the team grieve with Nick over
Brenda’s death, they also deal with the loss of their long-time
Assistant Director in Charge Steven Lazlo, who was gunned down in their
own backyard. Pavel has a particularly hard time dealing with Lazlo’s
death and is determined to hold everyone involved responsible.
As
if Pavel can take anymore, Teresa receives a substantially large check
from an anonymous benefactor, and insists that Pavel deal with it while
she decides how to spend it. But not before she uses her iron-willed
determination to find out who the benefactor is even if it means
breaking into her attorney’s office looking for answers. Being thrown in
jail would stop any ordinary woman, but apparently not Teresa.
Join
Pavel as he wades through harrowing situations, suspects aplenty and
suspense in this third thrilling installment of the Ivanovich Series.
Excerpt
A bullet
whizzed by Pavel’s arm and he took cover again. He noticed the direction it was
coming from and pointed to it for the others’ benefit. He looked at Nick then
nodded toward a wide pole adjacent to the dumpster he hid behind. He covered
while Nick changed positions. Michaels stayed behind the bin while Pavel
charged forward and snuck next to a van. Bullets dinged the front of the
vehicle. With police officers covering her, Michaels moved up next to him from
the other end of the dumpster she was behind. Everyone covered each other until
they were able to get closer. Pavel looked at Michaels, who nodded to the back
end of a van. He walked back and found Jackson on the ground, bloody.
Pavel
immediately went to his side. Jackson was still alert and seemed to be in a
lot of pain. He was breathing heavy and holding his side. Sweat was pouring
down his temples and forehead.
About the Author
A
paralegal by day, she’s an author by night. Apart from being an award winning
author for her short story "Cut", Reina has appeared in a blaze and
made her mark on the literary world with her Ivanovich Series. The first is “In
the Name of Revenge”, the second, “Deadly Decisions” and the third, "One
Major Mistake" is to be released July 10, 2012. Having studied and
obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Literature/Creative Writing, she has found
her unique style and is known for her works' distinctive voice, making every
character stand out.
Reina
is the artistic creator of the Ivanovich series featuring Pavel Ivanovich.
Flanking Ivanovich's side in "Deadly Decisions" is Teresa Mancini,
who vies with Ivanovich for readers' attention. According to J.M. LeDuc, who
was "raised in an Italian family", Teresa "is perfect...like all
your characters". Reina is also the author of young adult novella
"Cruel Whispers" and its sequel novel "Cruel Past".
Reina
is an executive editor for Suspense Magazine. She has been interviewed in the
newspaper and on the radio with relation to her fiction work. She has been a
co-host on Suspense Radio.
She
has won three Best Speaker awards as well as Best Evaluator at the Voice
Ambassadors chapter of Toastmasters. Reina is a member of Sisters in Crime, Los
Angeles Chapter and nationally. She has always been active in events. As
co-chair and main coordinator for the West Coast Author Premiere, she arranged
the weekend-long event to help authors from all over network, learn and share
their work with the public. Reina has also been instrumental in compiling
authors and planning a local author event at Barnes and Noble in Ventura,
California along with the store’s event manager.
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