The Snake Handler’s Wife: A Vega & Middleton Novel

By

Sue Hinkin
Lucy Vega unknowingly invites danger by befriending her troubled step-daughter, who has fallen under the sway of a manipulative, sexy, snake-handling cult leader with sinister plans.
The Snake Handler’s Wife: A Vega & Middleton Novel

By

Sue Hinkin

Lucy Vega unknowingly invites danger by befriending her troubled step-daughter, who has fallen under the sway of a manipulative, sexy, snake-handling cult leader with sinister plans.

When Lucy Vega is left alone on her isolated California ranch with her young son after her war correspondent significant other takes a job overseas, she hires his troubled daughter to help with childcare. As unsettling events unfold, Lucy becomes aware that the girl is entangled with a sexy, dangerous snake-handling cult leader who has his sights set on everything Lucy holds dear. Lucy and Bea fight to take down the cult and stop the sociopathic leader’s long-time exploitation and murder of desperate women.

About the Author

Sue Hinkin is the author of the award-winning thriller series, the Vega & Middleton Novels, featuring the investigative team of Los Angeles TV news journalist Bea Jackson and best friend, photographer Lucy Vega. BestThrillers.com called Lucy and Bea one of the top 10 female detectives of 2023. A former Cinematography Fellow at the American Film Institute, Hinkin has worked in higher education and was a TV news photographer like her character, Lucy. Now living in Colorado, she was voted Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s Writer of the Year. She is active in that organization as well as Sisters in Crime and the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. She loves her friends and family, growing things, and long walks with her puffy white rescue dog, Harley. Visit Sue at www.suehinkin.com.

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