Death Rattle

This is a thriller about human-rights lawyer Mona Jimenez and her husband Nick Finn, a Customs and Border Control officer. Their marriage works in spite of the dichotomy of their professions. They also work together to solve a series of crimes affecting each of them. Intriguing story, although I hav......more

Carmen Vega sets out from Tijuana in a small, leaky boat. This is after her boyfriend tried to kill her. Within sight of the California coast, the boat starts to sink, and its passengers are rescued by border patrol, including Customs and Border Patrol Officer Nick Finn. Carmen ends up in a privatel......more

(1 1/2). Wow. David vs. Goliath, Good vs. Evil, Don Quixote tilting at the windmills. Every known cliche is followed in this book. Twin protagonists (hubby/wife) with twin stories that sort of intersect where neither one is really explored. A couple of fun twists and turns at the end let me round it......more

In Death Rattle, Finn and Mona are a team in their marriage—but not at work. Finn is a border control agent patroling the Pacific Ocean off Orange County, California. Mona is an attorney at a non-profit that provides free legal services to illegal aliens caught crossing the Mexican border. However,......more