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Wall Street Journal bestselling and award-winning author Isabella Maldonado wore a gun and badge in real life before turning to crime writing. A graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico and the first Latina to attain the rank of captain in her police department, she retired as the Commander of Special Investigations and Forensics. During more than two decades on the force, her assignments included hostage negotiator, department spokesperson, and precinct commander. She uses her law enforcement background to bring a realistic edge to her writing, which includes the Special Agent Nina Guerrera series, the Special Agent Dani Vega series, the Detective Veranda Cruz series, and the Sanchez and Heron series (co-authored with Jeffery Deave ...more

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Isabella: We are a bunch of nurses that work in the same Pediatric ER and one of us started reading the Cipher and it spread like wildfire...we were all reading it and loving it...we are anxiously awaiting The Falcon! I couldn't stand not getting more so I started on the Veranda series and couldn't put them down...EXCEPT PLEASE tell me there is going to be a book 4? There is so much that needs follow up !
Isabella Maldonado So excited to hear you all enjoyed the Guerrera series and the Cruz series! Thank you for sharing. To answer your question, I am planning a fourth boo…moreSo excited to hear you all enjoyed the Guerrera series and the Cruz series! Thank you for sharing. To answer your question, I am planning a fourth book for the Cruz series, but I'm not sure when it will come out. It's with a different publisher than the Guerrera series, so the schedules have to work.
In the meantime, THE FALCON released today!! You and your fellow nurses (hugs to all of you for the amazing work you do) can find out what happens to Nina next. This one required a ton of research and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it.(less)
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Patiently waiting for the 4th Cruz book! Is it still in the works?
Isabella Maldonado YES!!! I am writing it right now. Stay tuned for an announcement on the upcoming publication date. I'm so excited...…moreYES!!! I am writing it right now. Stay tuned for an announcement on the upcoming publication date. I'm so excited...(less)
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Average rating: 4.27 · 128,828 ratings · 8,098 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors
The Cipher (Nina Guerrera, #1)
4.18 avg rating — 44,182 ratings — published 2020 — 32 editions
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A Killer’s Game (Daniela Ve...
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A Different Dawn (Nina Guer...
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The Falcon (Nina Guerrera, #3)
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A Forgotten Kill (Daniela V...
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A Killer's Code (Daniela Ve...
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Blood's Echo (Veranda Cruz #1)
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Phoenix Burning (Veranda Cr...
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Death Blow (Veranda Cruz #3)
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Exit Wound (Veranda Cruz #4)
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Series by Isabella Maldonado

The Cipher A Different Dawn The Falcon
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A Killer’s Game A Forgotten Kill A Killer's Code
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Blood's Echo Phoenix Burning Death Blow Exit Wound
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I can’t tell you enough how much I love this series and this book was absolutely amazing. This is the 4th book in series. And while this one wraps up the thread in all books. I truly hope this is not the last time we see Veranda and all the ch" Read more of this review »
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This story rings so true it was often paimful, even as I kept cheering om the syrength. A well written tale of overcoming the odds.
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“She’d risked her life for both. Could she ally herself—even on a temporary basis—with someone who had no loyalty, no allegiance, and no moral compass?”
― Isabella Maldonado, A Killer’s Game
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“A quick check of the video feed revealed that Daniela Vega was a problem. The woman was changing the dynamics of the game. Her growing legions of fans were skewing the data.”
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“I think he used the contacts he had gained during his last assignment at the Pentagon to gain money and power denied to him in his military career,” Cattrall added.”
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