A DEA agent uncovers an international conspiracy when she follows a tip from a Mexican drug lord in this "intelligent, propulsive thriller" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).Diane "Hardball" Harbaugh doesn't flinch easily. A former prosecutor, she's now a DEA agent known for getting suspects to confess—in tears. But she's thrown for a loop when a Mexican drug lord offers her explosive information about the international black market. After heading south ...

For fans of The Border and Jason Bourne, Make Them Cry is an explosive action thriller about a DEA agent sucked into a dangerous turf war on the US-Mexico border.It’s hard to make Diane Harbaugh flinch. A former prosecutor notorious for her aggressive tactics, she’s now a DEA agent who interrogates witnesses so effectively, she has them confessing in tears. But when she hears from Gustavo, a high-ranking cartel member with an invaluable secret abo...

From the beginning, the Beatles acknowledged in interviews their debt to Black music, apparent in their covers of and written original songs inspired by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, the Shirelles, and other giants of R&B. Blackbird goes deeper, appreciating unacknowledged forerunners, as well as Black artists whose interpretations keep the Beatles in play.Drawing on interviews with Black musicians and using the song “Blackbird” as a touchstone, Katie Kapurch a...