A traitor inside the department exposes Alex Evercrest and her partner Trey,

triggering a coordinated ambush that nearly kills them both.

Outnumbered and bound, Alex shatters her restraints and launches a daring escape

that becomes the spark for a relentless hunt through the violent world of drug bosses, corruption, and betrayal.

As Trey fights for his life, Alex follows the trail from rural hideouts to the upper ranks of the Gulf Drug Cartel.

Danger follows her every step.

While fishing on Lake Michigan with Matt her soul mate and a decorated Iraq War veteran she met in the previous book,

a helicopter gunship attacks.

Matt watches in awe as Alex’s lightning‑fast instincts take over.

She boards a moving tug pushing coal barges, seizes an AR‑15 in the chaos,

and brings down the gunship in a fiery crash that lights the the coal on the barge.
Even that isn’t the end. Alex dives overboard, surfaces calm and focused, and neutralizes the last attackers as they close in proving again why enemies fear her and allies trust her with their lives.
Her pursuit climbs all the way to the cartel’s top leader, where an unexpected ally emerges:

the cartel boss’s wife, known as the "Angel on the Hill," names Alex “The Black Angel of the North.”
But Alex has one final target, the handler behind the mole who betrayed them.

And when Alex Evercrest hunts, she finishes what she starts.
For readers who love: female‑led action thrillers,revenge‑driven suspense, drug cartel and organized‑crime thrillers,
strong, unstoppable heroines, fast‑paced, high‑stakes justice stories, Maggot delivers a fierce,

unflinching ride where disloyalty has a price, betrayal has consequences,

and courage is measured only by what you’re willing to do when everything is on the line.

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