The discovery of the senseless massacre of five Mexican
children in a ghost town along the Texas border closely
coincides with attempts on the lives of Dylan and Luke
Torres, teenage sons of Cort Wesley Masters, Texas Ranger
Caitlin Strong's lover. Attempting to uncover the
connection, while keeping the boys safe, puts Caitlin and
Cort Wesley on a complex, twisting path of startling
discoveries with deadly ramifications.
The disturbing links the two find between Caitlin's
forefathers and the origin of the Mexican drug cartels in
the early 1900s lead them to a megalomaniac intent on
bringing about the demise of the United States. And the
powerful cyber-technology she controls could very well do
the job, if Caitlin and Cort Wesley cannot stop her in
time.
STRONG RAIN FALLING, Jon Land's fifth addition in
this electrifying series, is another fast-paced, intensely
absorbing thriller that grabs you from the first page and
doesn't let go until the astounding conclusion. As in all
his Strong books, the incorporation of the fierce history
of the Texas Rangers adds a distinctive dimension to the
evolving storyline. Intricate, intelligent plot development
and realistic characterization are Land's trademark tools
and he wields them with an expertly deft hand in STRONG
RAIN FALLING.
Mexico, 1919: The birth of the Mexican drug trade
begins with opium being smuggled across the U.S. border,
igniting an all-out battle with American law enforcement in
general and the Texas Rangers in particular.
The Present: Fifth Generation Texas Ranger Caitlin
Strong and her lover Cort Wesley Masters both survive
terrifying gun battles. But this time, it turns out, the
actual targets were not them, but Masters' teenage sons.
That sets Caitlin and Cort Wesley off on a trail winding
through the past and present with nothing less than the
future of the United States hanging in the balance. Along
the way they will confront terrible truths dating all the
way back to the Mexican Revolution and the dogged battle
Caitlin's own grandfather and great-grandfather fought
against the first generation of Mexican drug dealers.
At the heart of the storm soon to sweep away America as we
know it, lies a mastermind whose abundant power is equaled
only by her thirst for vengeance. Ana Callas Guajardo, the
last surviving member of the family that founded the
Mexican drug trade, has dedicated all of her vast resources
to a plot aimed at the U.S.'s technological heart.
This time out, sabotage proves to be as deadly a weapon as
bombs in a battle Caitlin must win in cyberspace as well.
Her only chance to prevail is to short-circuit a complex
plan based as much on microchips as bullets. Because
there's a strong rain coming and only Caitlin and Cort
Wesley can stop the fall before it's too late.
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