by Bill King (Author)
"A gritty FBI Thriller with jaw-dropping twists. King's portrayal of the convoluted world of cross-border criminality, politics and business feels completely fresh." - BestThrillers.com
A junior official with the
Mexican Consulate in Houston is abducted, his
$600,000 automobile left abandoned in a pharmacy parking lot. In what
initially appears to be a simple case of a wealthy foreign dilettante being held for ransom,
FBI Special Agent Pete Cortez is assigned the task of securing the young consular official's safe return and apprehending his kidnappers.
With upwards of
150 foreign consulates in Houston, this incident quickly gains international attention. The situation becomes even more complicated when rumors emerge about the
true source of the kidnap victim's family's enormous wealth. Questions abound.
Who kidnapped Pepe Alonso? Was it a rival
Mexican cartel looking to cripple a competitor? One of the myriad local
Houston gangs hoping for a big payday? A right-wing
Texas militia group looking to finance its future operations? Could it be the
Mexican government...or perhaps even the
U.S. government? Or could it be
someone else entirely?
Above all, behind his public veneer, is this
carefree young consular officer truly the man
the public imagines him to be?
THE CONSULAR OFFICIAL is the sixth book in the Pete Cortez FBI Thriller series.
Number of Pages: 342
Dimensions: 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: August 02, 2023
