On a quiet afternoon in the park, four-year-old Joey plays in the sandbox, when a stranger approaches looking for his puppy. While Joey's mom, Crystal, talks on her cell phone, the stranger convinces the child to help search. By the time Crystal turns around, her son has disappeared. Yet her reaction is odd, not what one would expect from a distraught mother. Is Crystal somehow involved in her son's abduction?
Meanwhile, on a ranch outside Houston, Texas Ranger Sarah Armstrong assesses a symbol left on the hide of a slaughtered longhorn, a figure that dates back to a forgotten era of sugarcane plantations and slavery. Soon other prizewinning bulls are butchered on the outskirts of the city, each bearing a similar drawing. The investigations converge at the same time a catastrophic hurricane looms in the Gulf. Finally, as dangerous winds and torrential rains pummel the city, Sarah is forced to risk her life to save Joey.
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"This is another good book in the Sarah Armstrong series. This one takes a little bit to get into, but once it gets going it flies. It appears that one character leaves the series and one enters. No spoilers here though. Pick it up and read it, it is a good one." — Marianne (4 out of 5 stars)
"This is another good book in the Sarah Armstrong series. This one takes a little bit to get into, but once it gets going it flies. It appears that one character leaves the series and one enters. No spoilers here though. Pick it up and read it, it is a good one."
" Not my favourite Kathryn Casey novel. I didn't find myself connecting with the characters at all and the plot, frankly, was a little far fetched. "
" Continuing series. Good characters; set in Texas with female Texas Ranger as main character. Good plot. "
" I read this book, even after realizing it was the third in a series, and I hadn't read the first two. It was a good, thrilling read, but unfortunately I didn't love the author's writing style. "
" 3rd of 3 books of Sarah Armstrong (fiction) "
" I really enjoyed this book. At times it was hard to read considering the four year old boy's life is in question, but the book captured and held my attention. I look forward to reading more books by this author in the near future. "
" Love Sarah Armstrong. Love this series. I want more. This third book is the best one of all. Go Kathryn Casey! "
" Good mystery!!!!!! Not up to par with the books I have been reading ( Cutting for Stone or The Help), but still good.....Very transparent ending left open for a sequel. If you like mystery then it works. "
" Quick, easy read--was fun recognizing the places in and around Houston in the book. "
" When Texas Ranger Sarah Armstrong begins investigating cattle killings with obscure writings, she doesn't dream she will be chasing a killer into the eye of a hurricane. Page-turner suspense! Love it! "
" This story of a kidnapping & bizarre cattle mutilations takes place in Houston on the eve of a hurricane. "
" Such a relief to be reading a plot driven story. Apparently this is the 3rd in the Texas Ranger Sarah Armstrong series. Not familiar with series or author, but I liked the book OK. SPOILER: one of those unusual tales with culprit escaping justice. I smell a sequel. "
" This was a good book. It took a little while for me to get really into it, but once I did I was really into it! It was a good easy read. "
" This book was a quick read, with some twists and turns, and some kind of corny coincidences, but overall pretty good. "
" This is the first book by this author that I have read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was born in Houston and I still have relatives in Texas so it was quite enjoyable to read about my old hometown. I will definitely be ready more books by Ms. Casey. "
Kathryn Casey s an award-winning, Houston-based journalist, the author of six highly acclaimed true crime books, and the creator of the Sarah Armstrong mystery series. Singularity, the first in the Armstrong series, was included in Booklist’s best crime novel debuts of 2009, and Library Journal chose the third in the series, The Killing Storm, for its list of the best books of 2010. Ann Rule calls Casey, “one of the best in the true crime genre.”
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