Mi biblioteca negra

Serie: Kelly Jones

  • Kidnap & Ransom

    When the world’s foremost kidnap and ransom negotiator is snatched by a ruthless drug cartel, Jake Riley becomes ensnared in the effort to save him. But he’s up against Los Zetas, an elite paramilitary organization renowned for its ferocity and skill. Now he and his colleagues must navigate the dark underbelly of Mexico, from raging street wars to perilous jungles, in an effort to rescue him before time runs out.

    After nearly losing her life on her last case, FBI Agent Kelly Jones may never do fieldwork again. Determined to regain her confidence, she joins Jake on his mission—and quickly realizes she’s in over her head.

    Then in the slums of Mexico City, she encounters a former nemesis who’s enacting a nightmarish ritual on the weak and vulnerable. Now she has one last, desperate shot to prove herself—by taking down a killer.

  • The Gatekeeper

    From the moment sixteen-year-old Madison Grant is abducted, an unthinkable terrorist plot is set in motion–pitting Special Agent Kelly Jones against her most powerful adversary yet. The kidnapper’s ransom demands aren’t monetary…they come at a cost that no American can afford to pay.

    As Kelly’s fiancé, Jake Riley, races to find Madison, Kelly is assigned to another disturbing case: the murder and dismemberment of a senator. At first the two cases don’t appear to be related. But as Kelly navigates her way through the darkest communities of America–from skinheads to biker gangs to border militias–she discovers a horrible truth. A shadowy figure who calls himself The Gatekeeper is uniting hate groups, opening the door to the worst homegrown attack in American history.

    Review

    I was a little disappointed with this novel. The previous two showed us murders, if not the classic ones, the ones I call normal: murder, mystery, suspects… Here the author beats around the bush. Initially, it seems that there are two cases: the kidnapping of a girl, investigated by the protagonist’s boyfriend (former FBI agent who’s now a private detective), and the murder of a politician, investigated by the protagonist herself who is a special agent of the FBI. So far, all more or less normal, but things get complicated by information leaks about the transfer of nuclear waste, legal and illegal immigration in the states bordering Mexico, racism, political ambition, corruption, bombs, etc., etc. Of course, the two cases, which apparently had no connection, are just one. Result: a plot that’s a bit boring, too convoluted and very unbelievable; that is very very movie-like.

    I still have to read the fourth and final, so far, novel of the series that, I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish if it goes on in this way. Too bad because it was promising.

    It’s readable, but expendable.

  • Boneyard

    On the trail of a serial killer, the path splits in two… FBI special agent Kelly Jones has worked on many disturbing cases in her career, but nothing like this. A mass grave site unearthed on the Appalachian Trail puts Kelly at the head of an investigation that crosses the line from Massachusetts to Vermont, from wealthy vacationers to poor transients, from a serial killer to a copycat nemesis.

    Assisted by law enforcement from both states and a forensic anthropologist, Kelly searches for the killers. But as darkness falls, another victim is taken. Kelly must race to save him before he joins the rest…in the boneyard.

    Review

    It’s good. The second novel in the series starring Kelly Jones. Specialized in serial murders, this time she must find out who’s the author of some murders committed in the span of ten years; they’re discovered when some bones appear in a forest after someone has unearthed them. This is precisely the originality of the plot: someone intentionally unearths the corpses to stop the killer, whom he knows and spies as he commits them.

    The development of the story is good and keeps the suspense until the end, though from quite early on the reader may suspect who it is.

    While the first novel in the series was translated into Spanish with the title «Los túneles», I think it is the only one and that it’s sold out. It’s a shame.

    Recommended.

  • The Tunnels

    An old, abandoned tunnel system beneath a prestigious New England college becomes the gruesome stalking ground of a serial killer… The crime scenes are both grim and otherworldly.

    The bodies of two female students are found mutilated and oddly positioned in the dark labyrinth beneath the school–haunting symbols painted on the walls above them. In her decade tracking serial killers, FBI special agent Kelly Jones has seen some of the worst humanity can inflict.

    Yet the tragedy unfolding at her alma mater chills her to the bone. Evidence suggests that the connection between the victims–daughters of powerful men–and the cryptic message behind the killings is rooted in a dark, ancient ritual. As the body count rises, so do the stakes.

    The killer is taunting Kelly, daring her to follow him down a dangerous path from which only one can emerge.