Whirlwind
An anguished mother loses her baby in a deadly storm…A kind stranger helps Jenna Cooper protect her baby boy when a killer tornado rips through a Dallas flea market. But in the aftermath, Jenna can't find her son or the woman who'd been holding him.A journalist under pressure breaks the story…Upon discovering the tragedy, reporter and single mom Kate Page, battling for her career and trying to hold her life together, vows to determine what happened to tiny Caleb Cooper.A vortex of life-and-death forces…As the FBI launches an investigation amid the devastation, Kate uncovers troubling clues to the trail of the woman last seen with the baby…clues that reveal a plot more sinister than anybody had imagined. Against mounting odds, Kate risks everything in the race to find the truth…before it's too late.
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An anguished mother loses her baby in a deadly stormâ¦
A kind stranger helps Jenna Cooper protect her baby boy when a killer tornado rips through a Dallas flea market. But in the aftermath, Jenna canât find her son or the woman whoâd been holding him.
A journalist under pressure breaks the storyâ¦
Upon discovering the tragedy, reporter and single mom Kate Page, battling for her career and trying to hold her life together, vows to determine what happened to tiny Caleb Cooper.
A vortex of life-and-death forces
As the FBI launches an investigation amid the devastation, Kate uncovers troubling clues to the trail of the woman last seen with the babyâclues that reveal a plot more sinister than anybody had imagined. Against mounting odds, Kate risks everything in the race to find the truthâ¦before itâs too late.
Praise for the novels of Rick Mofina
INTO THE DARK
âThis is a one-day read (most likely a two-to-four-hour read,
depending on how fast your eyes can soak all this in), but with the exciting plot and a conclusion that is a true surprise to one and all, this is one book that has to be seen ASAP.â âSuspense Magazine
THEY DISAPPEARED
âMofina is one of the best thriller writers in the business.â
âLibrary Journal (starred review)
THE BURNING EDGE
âRick Mofinaâs tense, taut writing makes every thriller he writes
an adrenaline-packed ride.â âTess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author
IN DESPERATION
âA blisteringly paced story that cuts to the bone.
It left me ripping through pages deep into the night.â âJames Rollins, New York Times bestselling author
THE PANIC ZONE
âTaut pacing, rough action and jagged dialogue feed a relentless pace.
The Panic Zone is written with sizzling intent.â âHamilton Spectator
VENGEANCE ROAD
âVengeance Road is a thriller with no speed limit! Itâs a great read!â
âMichael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author
SIX SECONDS
âSix Seconds should be Rick Mofinaâs breakout thriller.
It moves like a tornado.â âJames Patterson, New York Times bestselling author
Also from Rick Mofina and Harlequin MIRA
INTO THE DARK
THEY DISAPPEARED THE BURNING EDGE IN DESPERATION THE PANIC ZONE VENGEANCE ROAD SIX SECONDS
And watch for Rick Mofinaâs next Kate Page thriller,
coming soon from Harlequin MIRA!
Other books by Rick Mofina
A PERFECT GRAVE
EVERY FEAR THE DYING HOUR BE MINE NO WAY BACK BLOOD OF OTHERS COLD FEAR IF ANGELS FALL
To the memory of John Gradon
The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound; Your arrows also flashed about. The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook. âPsalms 77:17â18
Contents
1
Wildhorse Heights, Texas
Death was near but Jenna Cooper was not aware.
No one was.
Like the thousands of other people at the Old Southern Glory Flea Market, in the southeastern part of the Dallasâ Fort Worth Metroplex, she was hunting for bargains.
Jenna liked coming here. With more than nine hundred vendors in buildings and open-air sections spread over forty acres at the Hawn and LBJ freeways, Old Southern was one of the biggest flea markets in Texas.
Whatever Jenna needed, she could always find a deal on it.
âCan I make you an offer on these?â
Jenna touched the folded baby clothes sheâd selected and piled on the vendorâs table. The fleece hoodie, the footed pajamas, a romper, T-shirts, bibs, the lace tops and the skorts, which were so cute.
The vendor was wearing a Cowboys ball cap, rose-tinted sunglasses and a T-shirt that read: Vernaâs Clothes for Kids. Jenna guessed her to be in her late sixties.
âWhatâs your offer, dear?â
Jenna figured the clothes would cost fifty to sixty dollars if she were to buy them new. But the items, as tagged on the table, would run about thirty-five dollars. She was not very good at negotiating, but these days she had no choice. For her, Blake and the kids, money was an issue.
âWould you take twenty-five for all of them?â
The woman took stock of Jennaâs daughter, who was holding on to the stroller where her baby brother was waking up from a nap.
âHow old are your little ones?â she asked, weighing Jennaâs offer.
âCassieâs four, almost five, and her baby brother Calebâs five months.â
âI bet theyâre a handful.â
âThey are.â
