Kathleen Kent
All Books By Kathleen Kent
Black Wolf
- By: Kathleen Kent
- Narrator: Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 14 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: February 14, 2023
- Language: English
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3.99(288 ratings)
A dazzling spy thriller about a female CIA agent whose extraordinary facial recognition powers lead her into the dangerous heart of the Soviet Union—and the path of a killer who shouldn’t exist.
It is 1990 when Melvina Donleavy arrives in Soviet Belarus on her first undercover mission with the CIA, alongside three fellow agents—none of whom know she is playing two roles. To the prying eyes of the KGB, she is merely a secretary; to her CIA minders, she is the only one who can stop the flow of nuclear weapons from the crumbling Soviet Union into the Middle East.
For Mel has a secret; she is a “super recognizer,” someone who never forgets a face. But no training could prepare her for the reality of life undercover, and for the streets of Minsk, where women have been disappearing. Soviet law enforcement is firm: murder is a capitalist disease. But could a serial killer be at work? Especially if he knew no one was watching? As Mel searches for answers, she catches the eye of an entirely different kind of threat: the elusive and petrifying “Black Wolf,” head of the KGB.
Filled with insider details from the author’s own time working under the direction of the U.S. Department of Defense, Black Wolf is a riveting new spy thriller from an Edgar-nominated crime writer, and a biting exploration of the divide between two nations, two masterminds, and two roles played by a woman pushed to her breaking point, where she’ll learn that you can only ever trust one person: yourself.
The Burn
- By: Kathleen Kent
- Narrator: Christie Moreau
- Length: 10 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: February 11, 2020
- Language: English
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3.94(418 ratings)
2021 Edgar Award Nominee – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award
Betty’s at the point of breaking when she decides to go rogue, on a chase that will lead her to the dark heart of a drug cartel terrorizing Dallas, and straight to the crooked cops who plan to profit from it all.
“A labyrinth of a police procedural punctuated by non-stop action . . . Gripping.” —Associated Press
The Dime
- By: Kathleen Kent
- Narrator: Cynthia Farrell
- Length: 10 hours 31 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: February 14, 2017
- Language: English
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3.78(1856 ratings)
Dallas, Texas is not for the faint of heart. Good thing for Betty Rhyzyk she’s from a family of take-no-prisoners Brooklyn police detectives. But her Big Apple wisdom will only get her so far when she relocates to The Big D, where Mexican drug cartels and cult leaders, deadbeat skells and society wives all battle for sunbaked turf.
Betty is as tough as the best of them, but she’s deeply shaken when her first investigation goes sideways. Battling a group of unruly subordinates, a persistent stalker, a formidable criminal organization, and an unsupportive girlfriend, the unbreakable Detective Betty Rhyzyk may be reaching her limit.
Combining the colorful pyrotechnics of Breaking Bad with the best of the gritty crime genre, The Dime is Kathleen Kent’s brilliant mystery debut and the launch of a sensational new series.
The Heretic’s Daughter
- By: Kathleen Kent
- Narrator: Mare Winningham
- Length: 10 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: September 03, 2008
- Language: English
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3.78(29103 ratings)
Sarah’s story begins more than a year before the trials, when she and her family arrive in a New England community already gripped by superstition and fear. As they witness neighbor pitted against neighbor, friend against friend, the hysteria escalates — until more than two hundred men, women, and children have been swept into prison. Among them is Sarah’s mother, Martha Carrier. In an attempt to protect her children, Martha asks Sarah to commit an act of heresy — a lie that will most surely condemn Martha even as it will save her daughter.
This is the story of Martha’s courageous defiance and ultimate death, as told by the daughter who survived.
The Outcasts
- By: Kathleen Kent
- Narrator: Ellen Archer
- Length: 9 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: September 24, 2013
- Language: English
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3.52(1584 ratings)
It’s the 19th century on the Gulf Coast, a time of opportunity and lawlessness. After escaping the Texas brothel where she’d been a virtual prisoner, Lucinda Carter heads for Middle Bayou to meet her lover, who has a plan to make them both rich, chasing rumors of a pirate’s buried treasure.
Meanwhile, Nate Cannon, a young Texas policeman with a pure heart and a strong sense of justice, is on the hunt for a ruthless killer named McGill who has claimed the lives of men, women, and even children across the frontier.
Who — if anyone — will survive when their paths finally cross? As Lucinda and Nate’s stories converge, guns are drawn, debts are paid, and Kathleen Kent delivers an unforgettable portrait of a woman who will stop at nothing to make a new life for herself.
The Pledge
- By: Kathleen Kent
- Narrator: Christie Moreau
- Length: 12 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: November 16, 2021
- Language: English
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3.98(296 ratings)
In this “instantly cinematic and completely compelling” thriller (Hank Phillippi Ryan), Detective Betty has only two weeks to take down her deadliest rival–this time for good.
Things are looking up for Detective Betty Rhyzyk. She’s settled into a happy marriage and been promoted to Sergeant in the Dallas Police Department. But when a hostage stand-off puts her on the phone with legendary cartel leader The Knife, things take a turn. The Knife has heard a rival is making a play for the streets of Dallas–none other than Evangeline Roy. The matriarch of a ruthless cult, Evangeline also happens to hold a personal vendetta against Betty. So who better to draw Evangeline out of hiding? Betty’s got two weeks to catch her. Or else.
With Betty’s young charge Mary Grace already missing–having left her seven-month-old baby behind in Betty’s care–and the drug dealers of Dallas donning strange red wigs and delivering cryptic messages, Betty’s in a race for answers. With the clock ticking down, it will take everything she’s got to finally put an end to Evangeline’s reign of terror, and to keep her beloved Dallas–and her own family–safe at last.
“The Pledge is the terrific adrenaline punch you’d expect for the grand finale of Kathleen Kent’s Edgar-nominated trilogy starring Betty Rhyzyk, who is as iconic a crime fighter as Kent is a crime writer.” –Julia Heaberlin
“A police procedural like none you’ve ever read.” –Hank Phillippi Ryan
“A thrilling last dance with the formidable Betty Rhyzyk.” –Steph Cha
“Detective Betty is one of my favorite queer characters in crime fiction. The Pledge is fiery and propulsive.”–Kristen Lepionka
The Traitor’s Wife
- By: Kathleen Kent
- Narrator: Ellen Archer
- Length: 8 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: November 08, 2010
- Language: English
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3.56(1002 ratings)
A love story and a tale of courage, The Wolves of Andover confirms Kathleen Kent’s ability to craft powerful stories of family from colonial history.