Hello readers! 

The 5th book in the Infiltrix series, The Extraction, releases on February 4th and I am super excited for you to read this high-octane thriller. Hold onto your seats as the team of brave spies battle against deadly odds to restore peace and save each other. The Extraction will give fans answers, hope, and lots of love. Hang in there until the satisfying end!

Send me an email at kimberleytroutte@gmail.com if you figured out some of the clues or if I had you completely stumped. I love to hear from readers!

Speaking of comments, I’ve had several from readers about how the Infiltrix series mirrors some of the ugliness we are living through today. It feels like my futuristic fictional world is coming to life in real time in America and it is scary as heck. 

When I created a world where a militant government destroyed basic human freedoms, I was not predicting that ICE agents would be in our neighborhoods or peaceful protestors would be killed while observing their constitutional rights. I am not a psychic. I am a writer who is heart-broken about what’s happening in our streets. Readers might be surprised to learn the origins for my Cold War spy thriller began in another country. 

When Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, I was scared for the Ukrainian people. I couldn’t stop thinking about how horrible it would be to have a dictator steal the rights of ordinary people. What if something like that happened in the US? How could we fight back? The idea ate at me. I started writing about Agent Heather Slade six years ago because I wanted a female spy to lead a team to save us all from such a dangerous future. 

I knew then, as I do now, that there will always be brave people to fight for freedom, justice, dignity, and the truth. Regular people can do extraordinary things to help others.

We are seeing this play out in real time too. 

Ordinary people are coming together far and wide to stand for freedom and human rights with nothing more than handmade signs and their voices. Neighbors are supporting neighbors. Strangers are linking arms to protect folks they’ve never met. 

This is the America I love. 

I am so appreciative of readers who have gone on Agent Heather Slade’s journey with me. Your reviews have given me so much strength and support. Thank you!

About the Author

Kimberley Troutte is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She has been a Top 100 Amazon author and a Top 10 Romantic Suspense bestselling author for Amazon. Kimberley was a finalist in both the Vivian® and  the RITA®–the highest awards for excellence in romance. She lives in Southern California with her husband, two sons, a wild cat, a large iguana, an old snake, and all the other creatures that hubby and boys rescue.

To learn more about her novels, please visit her at www.kimberleytroutte.com and sign up for the newsletter.

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The Extraction

By: Kimberley Troutte

An undercover agent with fractured memories and a kill device. Her foreign spy partner on a separate mission, determined to return and protect her. Two missions. Two countdown clocks. Thousands of lives at risk.  

Heather Slade’s cover may be blown, but still she’s determined to sneak into a secret, heavily-guarded prisoner of war camp, knowing her only option to save the innocent inmates is to become one. She has no weapons, no backup and a slim chance of success, but her young daughter may be held in the camp.

Miguel Robles’s new assignment turns lethal when he’s injected with a deadly toxin that will kill him in three days. He’s evacuated to Mexico City and his family gathers, certain it’s the end. But will the fight for his life reveal the answers he and Heather have been searching for?

Heather and Miguel will fight together to stay alive and be reunited with their loved ones. But Someone at HQ has been pulling the strings from the beginning, and the mission and enemies and allies may not be what they seem.

Buttercream and Bullets

By: Lisa Siefert

She just wants to sell cupcakes and avoid drama. When a killer strikes close to home, will she whisk up the perfect trap or get burned trying?

Ava Decker is starved for commitment. Unsure what to do about the three men tearing her in different directions, the sarcastic baker is kicking off January with a massive hangover and the urge to eat her feelings. But when she drags herself to the museum to clean up after the town’s New Year’s Eve bash, she discovers not only stale treats but also the editor of the local newspaper … shot to death.

Leaning on forensic skills she’s earned by being an unfortunate corpse magnet, the big-hearted shop owner resumes her role as neighborhood amateur sleuth and starts exploring clues. Yet as she digs up info on feuding co-workers, missing money, and crooked politicians, she realizes the sharp-tongued wordsmith had a whole pantry’s worth of enemies.

Can she celebrate the sweet reward of catching a murderer before this becomes a recipe for disaster?

Buttercream and Bullets is the warmly satirical seventh book in the Frosted Misfortunes Mysteries culinary cozy series. If you like quirky characters with millennial snark, laugh-out-loud humor, and feline sidekicks who steal scenes, then you’ll love Lisa Siefert’s relatable shenanigans.

A Fatal Habit

By: Melissa Westemeier

When everyone’s in costume, even a killer can hide in plain sight…

Sister Bernadette Ohlson planned a quiet weekend in Seattle catching up with her old friend Sister Eleanor—not tracking down her murderer. But when Eleanor improbably turns up dead after having a cocktail with a cosplaying character during Comic Con, Sister Bernie refuses to return safely home and pray for answers. With the clock ticking before the convention ends and thousands of possible suspects scatter, Bernie teams up with her former student, Detective AJ Lewis, to uncover the truth behind a killer hiding behind a mask.

From movie characters to anime icons, every cosplayer could be a suspect—and every clue seems to lead to a dead end. AJ worries his favorite nun is in over her head, but Bernie’s faith in human nature and her unholy habit of ignoring good advice may be the only things standing between justice and a perfect crime.

Fans of witty amateur sleuth mysteries, fun-loving characters, and page-turning whodunits will love this lighthearted mystery set amid the chaos and cosplay of Comic Con. Perfect for readers of Richard Osman, Jeanne M. Dams, and Jana DeLeon.

Ties that Kill

By: Fran Thomas Jr.

Only one FBI agent stands between justice and a Black man with a violent past dying in a hail of gunfire. 

A brutal crime has shattered quiet Lennington, Massachusetts, a blue-collar town haunted by privilege and secrets. FBI hostage negotiator Frank McAlister is pulled from vacation into a volatile standoff: three dead, two officers wounded, and the accused, local football hero Noah Winston – a skilled marksman with a troubled past – barricaded inside his house. When a naked body is later found at the lakefront home of a wealthy industrialist, a past thought successfully buried by rich and powerful people threatens to surface.

With the clock ticking, tensions high, and his own job on the line, McAlister joins forces with investigative reporter Shannon Winters, and together they discover more suspicious deaths. How are they connected? They soon realize their true task is not to determine who killed these men, but why. With the help of Noah’s friends, they begin to unravel a decades-old coverup, while navigating the politics of race and power warring in real time on their watch.

In this gripping procedural mystery, the line between justice and vengeance blurs, and every revelation sheds light on a wrong Noah Winston would not let stand.

Murder on Site

By: TG Wolff

In the corridors of Indiana’s justice system, power is both a weapon and a curse.

Jakob Rizk never expected to become Indiana’s acting attorney general—especially not after his mentor’s sudden death. Two weeks in, he’s losing sleep, battling a ruthless rival, and facing off with a powerful senator focused on his downfall. The last thing he needs is for his twin, Seth—a Miami cop hiding secrets of his own—to arrive unexpectedly.

Jakob is under pressure to prosecute a young engineer for the murder of a hard-nosed inspector famous for rooting out corruption. But with scant evidence and clear signs of political interference, the case is a minefield. Jakob has always lived by the law, but now one misstep could cost him a career.

Together, the brothers must unravel a web of greed and deception, each dead set on appearing strong in the other’s eyes. As they race the clock, which matters more: the truth, their careers, or fragile bonds that could be shattered forever?

Fans of Scott Turow will find themselves right at home in this gripping legal mystery.