Stephen King and Dean Koontz
But for now, I want you to meet Maria Sanchez
Someone is killing street kids in Minneapolis and Detective Maria Sanchez is determined to stop the evil menace responsible for pushing the drugs. As the investigation deepens, an undercover cop is executed and evidence points to a diabolical L.A. crime boss, who has picked up where his uncle left off.
Sanchez and her partner have their work cut out for them when they team up with the FBI and a beautiful Russian born agent masquerading as a troubled teen to end the nightmare. When the agent and a young accomplice find themselves too close to the "family" in more ways than one, time quickly expires. Out of options, Maria and her partner make a trip to California, one that could well prove fatal.
Read Chapter One of
Pattern of Vengeance
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"Hyytinen has 'the touch.' …stupefying and terror-laden…spine-tingling…a page-turner that can't be put down, even to attend to life's little duties. Hyytinen should have an excellent go as an author...first rate!" –5 stars from Midwest Book Review for Pattern of Violence
"If you like hard-core crime books, Pattern of Violence is a must read. I could not put it down." --Armchair Interviews
"Pattern of Violence is a great book. The characters came to life and the plot was "edge of your seat." I recommend this novel to anyone who likes a good thriller... I'm looking forward to reading more works by this author." -- An Amazon.com Review
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Top-notch homicide detective and single mom, Maria Sanchez, is about to face her most formidable foe. A serial killer is wreaking havoc in the streets of Minneapolis, abducting, torturing, and killing his victims, children of the community. Can she find the killer before the unthinkable happens?
Dubbed the "River Rat" by the media because his victims are always found floating in the Mississippi River, this maniac is on a mission. Maria and her partner Joe have a deadline to meet and need to do it before he strikes again.
Then Theresa doesn't come home from school one day... Detective Sanchez is in for the fight for her life and that of her only child when she accidentally encounters the killer's lair where her daughter is being held. Everything comes crashing down around her as her own fate, and that of her only child, is ultimately determined by the dead bodies surrounding her...and the gun pointed at her chest.
Read Chapter One of
Pattern of Violence
