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In this "instantly cinematic and completely compelling" thriller (Hank Phillippi Ryan), Detective Betty has only two weeks to take down her deadliest rival�this time for good. �The terrific adrenaline punch you�d expect for the grand finale of Kathleen Kent�s Edgar-nominated trilogy.� �Julia Heaberlin Things are looking up for Detective Betty Rhyzyk. She�s settled into a happy marriage and been promoted to Sergeant in the Dallas Police Department. But when a hostage stand-off puts her on the phone with legendary cartel leader The Knife, things take a turn. The Knife has heard a rival is making a play for the streets of Dallas�none other than Evangeline Roy. The matriarch of a ruthless cult, Evangeline also happens to hold a personal vendetta against Betty. So who better to draw Evangeline out of hiding? Betty�s got two weeks to catch her. Or else. With Betty�s young charge Mary Grace already missing�having left her seven-month-old baby behind in Betty�s care�and the drug dealers of Dallas donning strange red wigs and delivering cryptic messages, Betty�s in a race for answers. With the clock ticking down, it will take everything she�s got to finally put an end to Evangeline�s reign of terror, and to keep her beloved Dallas�and her own family�safe at last. "A police procedural like none you�ve ever read." �Hank Phillippi Ryan �A thrilling last dance with the formidable Betty Rhyzyk.� �Steph Cha? �Detective Betty is one of my favorite queer characters in crime fiction. The Pledge is fiery and propulsive.��Kristen Lepionka