Viking Bay

Kay Hamilton, the beautiful, fearless, and audacious DEA agent who went rogue in Rosarito Beach , has paid the price for her subversive behavior. As Viking Bay begins, Kay has been fired by the DEA and needs a job to support herself and her teenage daughter. Kay moves to Washington D.C. and connects with the Callahan Group, a shadowy quasi-governmental agency with an enigmatic agenda. For her first mission, Kay is told only a few facts- that the U.S. government wants Sahid Khan, a provincial Afghan governor, to become the nation's next president, and that Khan's daughter Ara - a Western-educated former party girl - is her father's key political advisor. Kay Hamilton is the perfect undercover operative to learn Ara's secrets and sway her thinking in line with America's interests. But when things go horribly wrong at a clandestine meeting in Afghanistan, Kay emerges at the center of an international plot that makes her question those she loves, those she works for, and her own faith in justice. Suspenseful, lightning - quick, and endlessly entertaining, Viking Bay is the pitch-perfect new adventure in the Kay Hamilton series. Praise for Rosarito Beach 'M. A. Lawson's Rosarito Beach grabs you by the throat ten seconds after you've settled into your easy chair for a read. The writing's lyrical, the plot is breathtaking, and the characters, the good ones are bad, are utterly compelling and, most important, thoroughly believable. And then there's Agent Hamilton. I fell for her on the first page.' Jeffery Deaver 'It's no surprise if this new series hooks you . . . Lawson's trademark caustic humor and dialogue zing on almost every page.' Michele Ross, Cleveland Plain Dealer 'Mike 'M. A.' Lawson hits his stride in a big way with Rosarito Beach , featuring the impressive debut of DEA agent Kay Hamilton. This is T. Jefferson Parker's brilliant Charlie Hood series on steroids with just enough Elmore Leonard ( Riding the Rap ) thrown in for good measure. Flat-out great.' Jon Land, Providence Journal 'If you haven't read M. A. Lawson, start right now.' Lisa Scottoline