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Police officer Érica Sánchez operates undercover and alone.
Perturbed by the fake identities that she must assume, old trauma resurfaces and, both on and off duty, her conduct turns erratic. Érica seeks stability in her relationship with Sebastián, a conscientious ministry chauffeur. And yet it is an official errand for her boyfriend, to picturesque mountains, that leads to the most unpredictable outcome of all. novel 290 pages |
All she had to do was press the button strapped to her thigh beneath the thick cotton fabric.
She sat in the beauty salon with her heart thumping, dripping perspiration. The long days of carefully rehearsed preparation with the team were as nothing compared to these last, stifling, lonely minutes.
She had—or imagined she had—a minor tremble in her right hand. I’m not alright, she realized. There’s no air in here: I need more air.
Do it, do it, answered her breath, fast and shallow.
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