{"title":"A Detective Sanchez Father Montero Mystery","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"desert-underworld-book-fred-g-baker-9781949336184","title":"Desert Underworld","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurder in an exclusive gymnasium. Counterfeit pharmaceuticals. A kidnapped witness. The Sinaloa cartel again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhoenix Assistant DA Clara Alvera calls Detective Lori Sanchez in the middle of the night to report the gruesome murder of her friend-a reporter named Josie Vale. The reporter was onto a story about counterfeit prescription drugs and the powerful Maraxx Pharma Corporation. Sanchez vows to protect the only witness named Lolita, a young gymnast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Sanchez builds her case, she learns that members of a local gang are perpetrating murder and trafficking fake pharmaceuticals. The Sinaloa Cartel-Sanchez's old nemesis-is deeply involved. But how? And why do dead bodies keep turning up to block her investigation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanchez works with her old friend, Father Guillermo Montero, to unravel a complex criminal enterprise that is hidden under the desert. When the cartel kidnaps Lolita, Sanchez must solve the mystery and save her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe must enter the desert underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":56969949315445,"sku":"NIN9781949336184","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/6996\/5613\/files\/9781949336184.jpg?v=1774160753"},{"product_id":"desert-sanctuary-book-fred-g-baker-9781949336122","title":"Desert Sanctuary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaker's (\u003ci\u003eAn Imperfect Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, 2018, etc.) images are rich . . . The book's pacing is superb, starting out strong with the gunfight . . . Timeliness of content stands out . . . A resonant, character-driven mystery. - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cop murdered, a sanctuary violated, \u003cbr\u003ea contract out on Sanchez's head. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this second novel in the Detective Sanchez\/Father Montero Mystery series, a nighttime drug bust in Phoenix turns deadly. Police Captain Ronald Gurvy shoots it out with gang boss Roberto Gomez and both men are killed. Detective Lori Sanchez is first on the scene and hears a third party running away in the dark. Who was it? The killer or a witness to the murder?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sanchez is accused of killing both men, Father Guillermo Montero steps forward to help his friend prove her innocence. At the same time he must help a new priest, Father John, protect Latin American refugees and a man seeking sanctuary in John's church because he saw something no man should ever see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanchez and Montero work the case together. Police on the Phoenix PD think she killed Gurvy. The infamous Westside Gang is convinced she killed Gomez. They all want her dead. Sanchez must fight for her life as the clues tumble together and the plot thickens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":56969996140917,"sku":"NIN9781949336122","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/6996\/5613\/files\/9781949336122.jpg?v=1774161064"}],"url":"https:\/\/stage.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/a-detective-sanchez-father-montero-mystery-book-series.oembed","provider":"World of Books Staging","version":"1.0","type":"link"}