Part of Krewe of Hunters, book 38.7
First published 2024
Angela Hawkins Crow stops by the bank to grab cash for her son's school fair. She walks into chaos instead. Billy Mendelson holds the bank hostage, forcing Angela and other customers into the vault. Billy was once a promising student. A brutal home invasion changed everything. Now he terrorizes innocent people the same way attackers terrorized him. Angela knows about the crime that destroyed Billy's life, but she cannot understand his actions. She searches for a way to end the standoff without bloodshed. The answer may come from an unexpected source inside the bank. Angela faces long odds, but she refuses to give up. She must save the other hostages and reach the broken young man who holds their lives in his hands.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: redemption-arc, unlikely-hero
Setting: Bank
Period: Contemporary
112 pages · Paperback · Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
Content warnings: violence