Book description
Erin McKenna, a beautiful songwriter married to a crooked Los
Angeles County sheriff's deputy, is kidnapped by Benjamin Armenta, the
ruthless leader of the powerful Gulf Cartel. But his demands turn out
to be as unusual as the crumbling castle in which Erin is kept. She is
ordered to compose a unique narcocorrido, a folk ballad that records
the exploits of the drug dealers, gunrunners, and outlaws who have
populated Mexican history for generations. Under threat of death,
Armenta orders Erin to tell his life storyÂ-in musicÂ-and write  the
greatest narcocorrido of all time.â As the mesmerizing music and
lyrics of Erin's song cascade from the jungle hideout, they serve as a
siren song to the two men who love Erin: her outlaw husband, Bradley
Jones, and the lawman Charlie HoodÂ-who together have the power to
rescue her. Here, amid the ancient beauty of the Yucatecan lowland,
the long-simmering rivalry between these men will be brought closer to
its explosive finale
T. Jefferson Parker is a New York Times Best Selling Author. He was
born in Los Angeles and has lived all his life in Southern California.
He wrote his first novel, Laguna Heat, while working as a journalist
covering crime and culture for the Newport Ensign. His writing has been
described as 'potent and irresistible' (L. A. Times) and 'resonant,
literate and powerful' (Kirkus).
