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Praise for Rosarito Beach:

"M. A. Lawson's Rosarito Beach grabs you by the throat ten seconds after you've settled into your easy chair for a read. The writing's lyrical, the plot is breathtaking, and the characters, the good ones and bad, are utterly compelling and, most important, thoroughly believable. And then there's Agent Hamilton. I fell for her on the first page."
--Jeffery Deaver

"If you haven't read M. A. Lawson, start right now with ROSARITO BEACH! I loved this riveting thriller, which launches a new star in crime fiction, the tough-minded and tough-talking DEA Agent Kay Hamilton, a renegade who welcomes risk and doesn't play well with others. She handles ruthless drug cartels, crooked cops, and government politics with guts and attitude, but nothing prepares her to take on her greatest risk yet one involving the human heart."--Lisa Scottoline

"I love tough guys, even when they're gals, and Glock-toting, fast-thinking, wise-cracking DEA agent Kay Hamilton is one of the toughest going. She looks to be a source of major amusement as M. A. Lawson spins out this new series over the next decade or so."--Stephen Hunter, author of the best-selling The Third Bullet, I, Sniper and others.

"Lawson has written a great start to a promising new series, with a gripping story line and a gutsy, likable heroine. Readers who enjoy fast-paced thrillers and detective novels with a female protagonist who's fully developed, vulnerable, and intriguing will gobble this one up and ask for more."--Library Journal, Starred review

"With this new character and proposed series, Lawson shows his breadth of talent. I will read anything he writes his prose is so smooth, his plotting so engaging and his pacing near perfect."--George Easter, Deadly Pleasures Magazine

"[A] novel that goes beyond edgy to explosive and introduces a character whose future exploits promise further excitement."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Mike "M.A." Lawson hits his stride in a big way with Rosarito Beach, featuring the impressive debut of DEA agent Kay Hamilton. This is T. Jefferson Parker's brilliant Charlie Hood series on steroids with just enough Elmore Leonard (Riding the Rap) thrown in for good measure. Flat-out great."--Jon Land, Providence Journal

"A highly promising debut."--Adam Woog, Seattle Times

"It's no surprise if this new series hooks you.... Kay impresses both by her recognition of the reality of her job and her courage in trying anyway.... [Lawson's] trademark caustic humor and dialogue zing on almost every page."--Michele Ross, Cleveland Plain Dealer