Reseña del libro "Quicksand (en Inglés)"
As head of Californias task force on narcotics and organized crime, Brock Andrews has earned his reputation as a tough, no-nonsense law enforcement agent. With his hardball tactics and skillful handling of informants, his team has successfully brought down some of the countrys most violent and powerful criminals. But its Brocks superior whos about to become his greatest adversary. Her name: Alison Andrews, First Assistant United States Attorney . . . and Brocks wife.? Publicly, Alison and Brock Andrews are a dynamic power couple at the pinnacle of federal law enforcement. Privately, their marriage is on the rocks. And the growing tension between them has only worsened with Alisons release of Edward Nelson, the disgraced CIA employee and international arms dealer Brock arrested months earlier in the biggest bust of his career. What Brock doesnt know is that Alison has recruited Nelson as her most important undercover operator in a plot to ensnare a ring of domestic terrorists smuggling arms overseas. Nelson, a master manipulator skilled at deadly games, has a plan of his ownto turn Alisons undercover operation inside out, unleash a secret army of heavily armed militiamen, and target Washingtons high-powered political arena for a terrorist act of unparalleled proportions.? Nelson is once again number one on Brocks most wanted list. But with Alison protecting him from arrest, the only way to get to him is through an informant Brock has taken into custody. And while crucial information from this secret source helps Brock put together the pieces of Nelsons insidious plan, it lays open more questionsand even more disturbing possibilities, including Alisons complicity in criminal activity. Soon, Brock finds himself deep in a morass of shifting loyalties, outright betrayals, and hidden agendas that leave him running out of trustand time. One thing is certain. Each hour matters, as Brock sets a dramatic trap to capture Nelson . . . and stop a terrifying attack on the heart of the nation. But first, he has to uncover the most dangerous truth of all . . .
