REDBACK Now available in the UK and US Redback starts in the last days of Marquez's DEA career so there's more back story, but I wouldn't call it a prequel. More of an evolution to where at the end of this one he's temporarily attached to an FBI task force. The first three novels centered on poaching plots in California. This story gives him more latitude to roam. In the right circumstances it's credible he could fit into another operation in another place. Or quietly run one. Does it work? If you read the book, let me know. BUY THE BOOK: IndieBound | Amazon UK | Amazon US | Barnes & Noble BUY THE EBOOK: Amazon UK | Amazon US REDBACK Severn House Publishers, 2010/2011 Hardcover 224 pages ISBN: 0727869655 PRAISE FOR REDBACK "At the start of Russell's thrilling fourth John Marquez novel (after Deadgame), DEA special agent Marquez and an informant, Billy Takado, meet brothers Luis and Miguel Salazar, members of "the most violent cartel in Mexico ," in a Baja California bull ring as part of an undercover drug operation. When Miguel executes Takado as a warning, Marquez takes the blame and is forced to leave the DEA. Two decades later, as an agent for the California Department of Fish and Game, Marquez discovers that wealthy poacher Emrahain Stoval was the ruthless criminal behind Takado's murder and is now the target of a special FBI task force. Even though the choice jeopardizes his family and stirs dark memories, Marquez becomes a temporary FBI agent to pursue the cunning predator. Meanwhile, he realizes that someone he knows and trusts must be leaking information to Stoval. The tension rises as the unpredictable plot skitters and jitters along, powered by smoothly understated prose."    —Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Readers looking for a superbly crafted, cleverly plotted, highly suspenseful thriller with a larger-than-life hero need look no further than Redback—or, indeed, the entire John Marquez series. Outstanding!"    —Booklist (starred review)