Spider Snatch (Hardcover)

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From Publishers Weekly

Branon's (Let Us Prey; Devil's Hole) third novel is a lively, invigorating adventure thriller, loaded with nonstop, nail-biting action. The protagonist is 29-year-old doormat Evvie North, the na?ve wife of brash and domineering DEA agent Ted. Reeling from the death of her baby daughter in a convenience store shoot-out, Evvie is nearly buried in grief, so when Ted gets fired from his job and suggests they "chuck it all" to cruise around the Panama Canal area, Evvie is happy to leave their San Diego home. What she doesn't know until it's almost too late is that this "vacation" is a covert government operation designed to destroy a drug lord named Spider. On foreign seas, Evvie learns some shady secrets about her husband and about Spider and his band of thugs, as well as some important, life-affirming rituals from an island's small population of peace-loving Cuna Indians. Her conversion from pliant wife to formidable force is not easy, but luckily gallant and wise sailor Arthur Arthur, reprieved from Branon's previous works, is around to help her. Branon graphically details incidents of rape and murder as Evvie battles severe storms, brutal attacks on her buff frame, and an eerie reconnaissance on the perilous island paradise. Amid tortured natives and machete-whacked bodies, the novel revs up to a strong resolution as loyalties shift and revenge is wrought. Branon adds interesting local color in describing the native culture of the Cuna Indians who inhabit one of twin islands off Panama. He contributes enough Cuna lifestyle details (including a poignant infant burial ceremony) and mythology to fill a folklore encyclopedia, perhaps too much for some readers. But they'll stay glued as, driven by revenge and pummeled by adversity and depravity, Evvie ultimately triumphs in Branon's high-octane action tale. (Nov.)
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Product Description

Evie North is a typical young wife and mom until a stray bullet kills her 18 month old daughter and forever shatters Evie's normal life. When her husband Ted, a DEA agent suggest they go to Panama to buy a boat and cruise the Caribbean, she agrees. What she doesn't know is that Ted is part of a top-secret government operation to kidnap Spider, one of the world's most dangerous drug lords. Ted sinks the sailboat off Panama's coast and Evie finds herself on an island inhabited by gentle Cuna Indians but controlled by Spider's brutal henchmen. After Ted ruins an escape attempt Evie realizes she is a victim of Ted's duplicity. When Evie changes the rules of this deadly game, no one not her husband, not the DEA not even Spider can stop her.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 291 pages
• Publisher: Huntington Press; 1st edition (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929712447
• ISBN-13: 978-0929712444
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #591,051 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's not Let Us Prey, December 26, 1999

By	Hugh R. F. Campbell (Charlotte, NC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is not a page turner but the author does an excellent job of telling the story of one woman's vengeance. He brings it all together at the end but during the book I kept waiting for things to move ahead at a faster pace. This is not a book for everyone but if you like the author you will enjoy his latest offering.