Second Shot, Cindy Dees
Second Shot, Cindy Dees
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Second Shot

Author: Cindy Dees

Narrator: Alex Picard

Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/23/2023


Synopsis

A high-intensity thriller filled with authenticity and breathtaking action from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cindy Dees.

Retirement isn't easy for a former CIA assassin. For fifty-five-year-old Helen Warwick, it may be impossible. Even Helen's family doesn't know the true nature of the work she's done for decades—the secret black ops, the sanctioned executions. But her plan to spend time reconnecting with her grown children has just been blown up—along with her son's house—by hired killers. Why is she being targeted now—and by whom?

Years of eliminating the nation's enemies one sniper bullet at a time have earned Helen powerful adversaries. Then there are mysterious new foes, including a psychopath dubbed The DaVinci Killer, who wages a twisted war with a rival serial killer to turn murder into art. And when he sets his sights on Helen, she may very well become his next exhibit.

From homegrown spies to Russian mafia hitmen, Helen's ghosts don't just haunt—they kill. And staying alive long enough to make up for the past, and protect those closest to her, will take every ounce of skill she possesses . . .

About Cindy Dees

Cindy Dees is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author whose suspense, romance, fantasy, and alternate history novels have sold more than 2 million copies. She is the recipient of the Golden Heart Award and Holt Medallion, and a five-time finalist and two-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award. An Air Force veteran, Dees enlisted after earning a degree in Russian and East European Studies, becoming the youngest female pilot in the history of the Air Force. She's flown supersonic jets, VIP airlift, and the C-5 Galaxy, one of the world's largest cargo airplanes. She also worked in intelligence, traveling to forty-two countries on five continents. She was detained by the KGB and East German secret police, got shot at, flew in the first Gulf War, and amassed a lifetime's experiences to fuel her stories of life on the edge of danger. A member of ITW, she lives near Fort Worth, Texas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on May 20, 2023

What a fabulous start to a new series! Cincy Dees, a new-to-me author, has created an exciting action-packed and suspenseful thriller with a more mature main character. Helen Warwick is fifty-five and recently retired as a deadly sniper for the Central Intelligence Agency with many sanctioned execut......more

Goodreads review by Madison on May 21, 2023

Second Shot by Cindy Dees Helen Warwick series #1. Spy thriller, older female protagonist. Helen recently retired from a government job. She expects to spend her days getting to know her adult children and grand-puppy but someone has other ideas. When a group of mercenaries invade her son’s home, He......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on June 04, 2023

Recently released spy\action thriller with an interesting female, late middle-aged, ready to retire (maybe) crack shot assassin lead character. The story is filled with spies, serial killers and disgruntled family members. The ending is left open a bit as a second book tying up loose ends is teased.......more

Goodreads review by Lydia on May 11, 2023

Cindy Dees you are a great author. What a intriguing book. Each page gets better and better. Second Shot finds former CIA assassin, Helen Warwick's plan to spend her retirement years with her family out the window. That's because there are adversaries, the DaVinci killer whose after her, and spies.......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on March 22, 2025

I read this book after winning it in a giveaway. This is the first book of this genre that I’ve read that was written by a woman. I love that her protagonist is a middle aged, retired assassin. It was fast paced and fun to read. This was the first of what I hope is a long series for Helen Warwick.......more