Dark Protection (Paperback or Softback)

"Donovan Montgomery returns in this twisty and exciting thriller that blends the streetwise, the political, and a surprising touch of the bizarre. Dark Protection is gripping with shocking plot twists, fast-paced suspense, tough-minded visceral action, [and] crisp dialogue. Comparable to Jeff Lindsay's Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Caroline Kepnes's You."
— Publishers Weekly

“Fast pace, realistic, especially compelling and well-done. A powerful winner, highly recommended.”
— Midwest Book Review

Dark Protection leaves you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. Full of well-researched details, breath hitching suspense, and pages of drama, this is a read you won't want to miss!
— C. D. Gorri, USA Today Bestselling Author

RITUAL SACRIFICE CHICAGO STYLE

When the mutilated body of a young woman is left in front of a popular politician’s home, Donovan Montgomery, forensic psychiatrist, profiler, and serial avenger, is drawn into a web of crime and black magic that is bizarre even by her standards.

Donovan prefers to work alone, but the Chicago PD homicide chief has her harnessed on this case with Beau Hadley, a young detective fresh from Wyoming. Donovan chafes at having to work with a partner but soon finds Hadley is the least of her problems. It becomes clear that the location of the body drop was far from random and that Eddy Zunigas, the shadowy figure at the center of the deadly web, is a key figure in an international drug cartel.

Eddy is also a homicidal, fanatical devotee of Santa Muerte, a Mexican folk-saint believed to guide souls from this earthly realm to the afterlife. Eddy’s convinced that Santa Muerte makes him impervious to his enemies and that the greater the blood sacrifice made to the saint, the more invincible he grows.

His enemy has become Donovan Montgomery, and when Eddy threatens those closest to her, the case turns personal. Now triggered, Donovan’s inner demon screams to once again be unleashed to take on this madman. But can it be done without Donovan revealing her own murderous secrets she’s so desperate to hide and protect?

Look for celebrated author Willie Mae Jackson’s first book in the Donovan Montgomery series, the critically acclaimed Make It Right!