The Dime
Nov 2021 · Betty Rhyzyk Book 1 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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Brooklyn's toughest female detective takes on Dallas in this 'violent, sexy, and completely absorbing' Edgar Award nominee, the first novel in the acclaimed Betty Rhyzyk series (Kirkus Reviews).
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 organisation, and an unsupportive girlfriend, the unbreakable Detective Betty Rhyzyk may be reaching her limit.
Combining the colourful 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.
Praise for Kathleen Kent:
'Only a fan blowing in the right direction could flip the pages of this lightning-paced tale any faster' Minneapolis Star Tribune
'One of the most breathless, inventive and – be forewarned – violent suspense plots I've read in a long time' NPR
'Exciting [and] moving... Grisly but likable' Wall Street Journal
'Some of the most intense crime fiction I've ever read' LitReactor
'Kent's offbeat humor pulls up reins just before it takes the story over a cliff' New York Times Book Review
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 organisation, and an unsupportive girlfriend, the unbreakable Detective Betty Rhyzyk may be reaching her limit.
Combining the colourful 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.
Praise for Kathleen Kent:
'Only a fan blowing in the right direction could flip the pages of this lightning-paced tale any faster' Minneapolis Star Tribune
'One of the most breathless, inventive and – be forewarned – violent suspense plots I've read in a long time' NPR
'Exciting [and] moving... Grisly but likable' Wall Street Journal
'Some of the most intense crime fiction I've ever read' LitReactor
'Kent's offbeat humor pulls up reins just before it takes the story over a cliff' New York Times Book Review
About the author
Kathleen Kent is a New York Times bestselling author and a two-time Edgar Award Nominee. Ms. Kent is also the author of three award-winning historical novels, The Heretic's Daughter, The Traitor's Wife, and The Outcasts. She has written for D Magazine, Texas Monthly and LitHub, and has been published in the crime anthology Dallas Noir. In March 2020 she was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters for her contribution to Texas literature.
www.kathleenkent.com
www.kathleenkent.com
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