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Author Kathryn Lane!
Kathryn Is Located In Texas & The Mountains Of Northern New Mexico.
Nikki Garcia Mystery Series.
Terror In Desert Skies by Kathryn Lane.
A Sky Full of Color – And a Storm of Deception.
Part Of The Nikki Garcia Mystery Series. Each Book Stands Alone.
Grief takes a back seat to uncover the truth…
The sky was filled with wonder—vibrant colors, drifting dreams, and the thrill of flight. Unexpectedly, the dazzling celebration at a balloon fiesta takes a horrifying turn when a hot air balloon plummets from the sky. Nikki’s world shatters—two lives are lost, and her brother is in surgery, fighting for his life.
A witness claims to have seen something that could change everything—a drone, hovering too close to the balloon before disaster struck. Was it a tragic accident, or something far more sinister?
Grief must take a back seat as Nikki races to uncover the truth. Because somewhere, someone knows what really happened—and she won’t stop until she discovers the truth.
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Product Details:
Print Length: 303 Pages
Publisher: Tortuga Publishing LLC
Publication Date: September 18, 2025
Language: English
Fiction (Hispanic American Literature)
Mysteries (International Mystery & Crime)
Mysteries (Amateur Sleuths)
Mysteries (Women Sleuths)
Thrillers (Mystery & Crime)
Thrillers (Heist)
Thrillers (Murder)
Domestic Thrillers
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Revenge In Barcelona by Kathryn Lane.
Part Of The Nikki Garcia Mystery Series. Each Book Stands Alone.
Nikki Garcia, a private investigator, escapes to Spain with Eduardo, her fiancé, after a death threat on her last assignment. She puts the past behind her and turns the trip to Barcelona into her destination wedding.
A week later, Nikki and the love of her life find themselves caught up in a terrorist attack at one of the city’s major tourist attractions. As events unravel, Nikki discovers she is being stalked. Worse yet, she may have been the target of the deadly bombing.
The newlyweds must navigate behind Spain’s legal and law enforcement systems to uncover the sinister person threatening Nikki.
Weaving their way through Barcelona to get facts, Nikki and Eduardo further endanger their lives upon discovering a series of suspects, from flamenco dancers to foreign nationals. Will they be able to locate the would-be assassin and outsmart him before it’s too late?
Awarded 5 Stars By The Editor At Book Marketing Global Network. Exciting Mystery Crime Thriller!
I am positive that Author Kathryn Lane’s career as an International Finance Executive and her extensive knowledge with Latin American culture, brought Nikki Garcia (main character) to life in this exciting mystery crime thriller.
Kathryn educates her readers in the regular and famous places in Barcelona, Arabic words and phrases, Romani words, and Spanish/Catalan words and phrases. Her extensive list of characters (in the beginning of the novel) will help you relate early as the story unfolds.
Once you begin, you will not put this well written, fast paced mystery down. Chapter one begins at the airport baggage claim in Barcelona Spain. From the start, Nikki Garcia draws you into her situation and her romantic relationship with her fiancé, Eduardo Duarte, who is a Colombian citizen and medical doctor.
Let me bring you into Nikki’s secret investigation in Chapter 30. Nikki is at the Barcelona Majestic Hotel.
… “Attired in a housekeeper’s uniform and long black wig, Nikki looked in the mirror to make certain she had not left telltale streaks in the makeup that darkened her face and arms. Slipping on a set of glasses with heavy dark frames and lightly shaded lenses Floyd had provided as part of her disguise, she found they sat heavy on the bridge of her nose. Yet they further transformed her appearance, so she kept them on. Her last step included tucking the special mobile phone Floyd had provided into her apron pocket.
…Eduardo, in his maintenance coverall, had been watching Nikki. He called Floyd. “We’re ready.”
… “All clear.” Nikki could just make out Floyd’s voice over the phone. “I’ll meet you at the service elevator.”
… “Roger, roger,” Eduardo responded.
… “Roger?” Nikki repeated, chuckling as they walked toward the service elevator in the hallway where the emergency stairwell was also located.
… “Where did you learn that?”
… “Floyd. He said pilots and short-wave radio operators use it.”
… “Your accent makes it sound sexy,” Nikki said.
…They stepped out of the elevator into the plain service hallway, Nikki pushing the housekeeping cart. Floyd opened the door to the richly carpeted hall that guests used and checked for people. When he saw no one, he motioned them through. He would serve as lookout in the hallway near the door to the emergency stairs.
…Nikki used the passkey to open the door. With trepidation, she stepped into a dim foyer and pulled the cart in behind her. Without turning a light on, she continued into a living room. She stopped cold when she heard shrieking.
…An angry cat?”
…It is at this point that I will let you discover for yourself, what is making that awful sound and how much danger they might be in?
Author Kathryn Lane has also written ‘Waking Up in Medellin’ (Book One In The Nikki Garcia Thriller Series), ‘Coyote Zone’ (Book Two In The Nikki Garcia Thriller Series), ‘Revenge In Barcelona’ (Book Three In The Nikki Garcia Thriller Series) and a short story collection titled ‘Backyard Volcano: And Other Mysteries Of The Heart’.
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Product Details:
Paperback: 258 Pages
Publisher: Tortuga Publishing, LLC (May 29, 2020)
Language: English
Nikki Garcia Mystery Series
Fiction (Hispanic American Literature)
Mysteries (International Mystery & Crime)
Mysteries (Amateur Sleuths)
Mysteries (Women Sleuths)
Thrillers (Mystery & Crime)
Thrillers (Heist)
Thrillers (Murder)
Danger In The Coyote Zone by Kathryn Lane.
Part Of The Nikki Garcia Mystery Series. Each Book Stands Alone.
Nikki Garcia, a former fraud auditor turned international private investigator, travels to Mexico—a country where private investigators are outlawed—to find a missing child.
The parents are embroiled in a nasty custody battle, with each parent accusing the other of the girl’s disappearance. It’s an easy child-snatching case—right?
That’s what Nikki thinks until an irreverent, marihuana-smoking homeless woman provides an eye-witness account of the girl’s kidnapping. Following the witness’s account, Nikki goes undercover and infiltrates a ring of dangerous human traffickers. In the midst of despair and treachery, can she find a glimmer of hope?
When the mother receives a ransom request, Nikki is already undercover with the diabolical human traffickers and her boss assumes she was purposely misled and sets out on a rescue mission.
Nikki’s fiancé, fearing the forces of evil will prevail, starts his own high stakes search to rescue the love of his life. In this gripping, twist-packed journey, will he locate her before it’s too late?
And what about the missing child? Who is going to save her?
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Danger in the Coyote Zone: A Nikki Garcia Thriller (Nikki Garcia Mystery): Lane, Kathryn: 9781733282710: Amazon.com: Books
Product Details:
Paperback: 284 Pages
Publisher: Tortuga Publishing, LLC (May 29, 2020)
Language: English
Nikki Garcia Mystery Series
Fiction (Hispanic American Literature)
Mysteries (International Mystery & Crime)
Mysteries (Amateur Sleuths)
Mysteries (Women Sleuths)
Thrillers (Mystery & Crime)
Thrillers (Heist)
Thrillers (Murder)
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Missing In Miami by Kathryn Lane.
Part Of The Nikki Garcia Mystery Series. Each Book Stands Alone.
A woman is dead, a teenager is missing, and the partners of a vacation stem cell travel agency in Miami are suspects.
One partner is the father of the missing girl and the other one is the husband of the murdered woman. The widower is unreachable, having taken clients on a stem cell therapy trip to the Caribbean.
Nikki Garcia investigates the girl’s disappearance and, in the midst of conflicting testimony from witnesses, it’s impossible to distinguish victims from perpetrators. Following a trail of evidence, Nikki and Eduardo, her husband, assume undercover identities and fly to Havana, Cuba, only to find a world of deceit, betrayal, and espionage.
When Eduardo locates the widower, he attempts to gather sensitive information on the missing teenager and reveals more information than he should.
Nikki’s colleagues in her Miami private investigator office fear the worst when communication with her becomes impossible.
Will they manage to escape the fate they both fear? And what about the missing teenager – will she be found before it’s too late?
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Paperback: 332 Pages
Publisher: Tortuga Publishing LLC (February 21, 2022)
Language: English
Nikki Garcia Mystery Series
Fiction (Hispanic American Literature)
Mysteries (International Mystery & Crime)
Mysteries (Amateur Sleuths)
Mysteries (Women Sleuths)
Thrillers (Mystery & Crime)
Thrillers (Heist)
Thrillers (Murder)
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Murder In Monte Carlo: A Nikki Garcia Mystery by Kathryn Lane.
Part Of The Nikki Garcia Mystery Series. Each Book Stands Alone.
Investigating stolen art is not a pretty picture…
Nikki’s dream job becomes a reality when a New York antique art dealer hires her for a covert mission aboard a cruise ship.
Her task is to gather evidence on two passengers suspected of stealing art from the New York dealer. The presumed thieves, posing as art experts, quickly befriend Nikki, plunging her into a moral quandary. Can she remain impartial?
As her investigation intensifies, she identifies a third suspect and breaks into his cabin. The situation escalates when he arrives unexpectedly and finds her rummaging through his belongings. Narrowly, she manages to escape his menacing threats.
At one of the ports of call, she witnesses a chilling murder in broad daylight. The realization dawns on her that a far more sinister plot, possibly involving cartel members, is unfolding. Could this be a scheme to launder illicit profits through an international network of anonymous art transactions?
With the stakes higher than ever, Nikki must decide if she should continue her perilous investigation…knowing that she could become the next target.
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Product Details:
Paperback: 292 Pages
Publisher: Tortuga Publishing LLC (September 23, 2024)
Language: English
Nikki Garcia Mystery Series
Fiction (Hispanic American Literature)
Mysteries (International Mystery & Crime)
Mysteries (Amateur Sleuths)
Mysteries (Women Sleuths)
Thrillers (Mystery & Crime)
Thrillers (Heist)
Thrillers (Murder)
Domestic Thrillers
Rage In The Wilderness by Kathryn Lane.
Part Of The Nikki Garcia Mystery Series. Each Book Stands Alone.
You can’t keep the past buried forever…
When private investigator Nikki Garcia comes to New Mexico, raging wildfires in the nearby mountains force her and her family to evacuate. In the ensuing chaos, people close to her, including her husband, mysteriously disappear.
Join Nikki as she races across the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Colorado prairie in a desperate attempt to save her loved ones. Her search unearths decades-old secrets and an international spy network that will stop at nothing to steal secrets from the heart of Cheyenne Mountain.
As she navigates treacherous terrain and ruthless adversaries, old secrets hold the key to uncovering the truth. When she unravels a past that defies explanation, will that help her locate her kidnapped husband or will she pay the ultimate price in this perilous pursuit?
Prepare for a riveting adventure with a female sleuth that will keep you on the edge of your seat, craving every page.
With Rage in the Wilderness, Kathryn Lane has written another page-turning tale of relentless tension and suspense—an adventure into a complicated world of espionage and betrayal, of paranoia and forgotten secrets. —Lowell Mick White, author of Normal School.
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Product Details:
Paperback: 280 Pages
Publisher: Tortuga Publishing LLC (January 30, 2024)
Language: English
Nikki Garcia Mystery Series
Fiction (Hispanic American Literature)
Mysteries (International Mystery & Crime)
Mysteries (Amateur Sleuths)
Mysteries (Women Sleuths)
Thrillers (Mystery & Crime)
Thrillers (Heist)
Thrillers (Murder)
Thrillers (Kidnapping)
Domestic Thrillers
Despertando en Medellin: Una Novela de Suspenso (Spanish Edition)
by Kathryn Lane Terrazas (Author), Jorge Lane Terrazas (Translator)
Los asesinos también se visten como caballeros…
Cuando menos eso es lo que Nikki García sospecha mientras lleva a cabo una investigación en Medellín, Colombia.
Durante su trabajo como investigadora privada en un caso de corrupción corporativa, Nikki descubre dos muertes accidentales que ocurrieron en la compañía. Cuando un tercer empleado muere bajo circunstancias sospechosas, ella piensa que existe un complot siniestro.
En busca de evidencia, ella va a una fiesta de la compañía con la esperanza de encontrar secretos que han sido celosamente guardados. No descubre ninguna pista, pero conoce a un médico y siente una fuerte atracción por él y parece que sus sentimientos son correspondidos. Mientras su relación con él se profundiza, también se aumenta el peligro en el que ella se encuentra.
¿Podrá ser que el carismático doctor forma parte del complot siniestro?
Con el peligro que la amenaza, Nikki reconoce que ella tiene que actuar rápidamente para mantenerse viva.
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Product Details:
Paperback: 336 Pages
Publisher: Tortuga Publishing LLC (September 1, 2021)
Language: Spanish
Mysteries (Spanish Editions)
Nikki Garcia Mystery Series
Fiction (Hispanic American Literature)
Mysteries (International Mystery & Crime)
Mysteries (Amateur Sleuths)
Mysteries (Women Sleuths)
Thrillers (Mystery & Crime)
Thrillers (Heist)
Thrillers (Murder)
Domestic Thrillers
The Nikki Garcia Mystery (Crime Thriller Series) Box Set by Kathryn Lane.
Nikki Garcia is not afraid to investigate cases in foreign countries where she often faces corruption and double-dealing…
Nikki is sent to Colombia to investigate allegations of wrongdoing at the affiliate of a major multinational corporation.
When her work uncovers a network of drug dealers in Colombia, the leaders of the group are sent to prison. Believing that job is behind her, she accepts a child kidnapping case in Mexico and discovers the men behind bars in South America are plotting to kill her. To stay alive, she must escape to Spain and keep one step ahead of her assailants.
Book 1-Waking Up in Medellin: Nikki Garcia, a sexy international auditor, is sent to Medellin on assignment where she grapples with high level, mega-money corruption and her own ghosts. Then she’s kidnapped and will have one shot at surviving.
Book 2-Danger in the Coyote Zone: Fraud auditor turned private investigator, Nikki Garcia, goes undercover to find a missing child in Mexico, a country where private investigators are outlawed.
When Nikki goes undercover, she places her own life – and the lives of others she cares deeply about – in danger.
Book 3-Revenge in Barcelona: After witnessing a terrorist incident at a major tourist attraction in Barcelona, she discovers she may have been the intended target of the attack. She must act quickly to uncover her assailant before it’s too late.
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Product Details:
Print Length: 1026 Pages
Publisher: Tortuga Publishing, LLC (August 28, 2020)
Publication Date: August 28, 2020
Language: English
Nikki Garcia Mystery Series
Fiction (Hispanic American Literature)
Mysteries (International Mystery & Crime)
Mysteries (Amateur Sleuths)
Mysteries (Women Sleuths)
Thrillers (Mystery & Crime)
Thrillers (Heist)
Thrillers (Murder)
Domestic Thrillers
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Stand-Alone Books
Stolen Diary by Kathryn Lane.
Fiction (Coming Of Age).
Stolen Diary explores the challenges that Jasmin, a gifted yet socially awkward child, faces growing up with a disengaged mother. Her grandfather unwittingly creates further tension between Jasmin and her mother by encouraging her genius.
Unable to deal with her mother’s rejection, Jasmin escapes into a world of her own, a world of science and music, until she suspects family secrets are being kept from her. She steals her mother’s diary in hopes of finding clues to uncover the truth. When she fails to detect any, she hides the diary, creating a secret of her own that brings unforeseen and fateful consequences.
When a kidnapping threat becomes reality, Jasmin’s world is altered. The upheaval exposes the roots of her mother’s disdain and provides the clues Jasmin must pursue if she is to unravel the family secrets.
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Paperback: 328 Pages
Publisher: Tortuga Publishing LLC (January 16, 2023)
Language: English
Fiction (Coming Of Age)
Fiction (Family Life)
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Backyard Volcano And Other Mysteries Of The Heart by Kathryn Lane.
Short Story Collection.
These stories help define the world of the Texas-Mexico Frontier—an explosive world where lives break, loves shatter, and healing happens.
Kathryn Lane, a native of Mexico, explores this world, leading readers on a journey through time and geography with the promise of magic and transformation.
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Product Details:
Paperback: 200 Pages
Publisher: Alamo Bay Press (April 11, 2017)
Language: English
Short Stories (Mysteries Of The Heart)
Mysteries (Short Stories)
About The Author: Kathryn Lane, award-winning author of the Nikki Garcia Mystery Series, sets her novels and short stories in foreign countries and exotic places.
Kathryn credits her imagination to growing up in Mexico, a country which was rich in storytelling and steeped in cultural traditions. Her creativity was first expressed by painting in oils and when reality of earning a living set in, she studied accounting and finance, and joined a multinational corporation where she attained her dream job of traveling abroad.
After two decades in the corporate world and having visited over 90 countries, Kathryn left to fulfill a second dream – writing mystery and suspense novels.
Fans of strong female protagonists and suspenseful stories are likely to enjoy Kathryn’s work. The Nikki Garcia thrillers include:
Waking Up in Medellin – named Best Fiction Book of the Year 2017 by Killer Nashville. Also available in Spanish edition “Despertando en Medellin”. Recently announced as a finalist in the Latino Books into Movies Latino Themed TV Series 2021. Also available in Audio.
Danger in the Coyote Zone – first place winner in the Action/Adventure category in Latino Books into Movies 2018. It was also a finalist in the Thriller category at Killer Nashville 2018.
Revenge in Barcelona – Silver Winner, Mystery/Thriller, Reader Views, 2019-2020. Finalist in the 2020 Eric Hoffer Book Awards. Finalist in the Next Generation Book Awards for 2020. Also, recently announced as a finalist in the Latino Books into Movies Latino Themed TV Series 2021.
Missing in Miami – Winner, 2022 International Latino Book Awards, Best eBook Fiction.
Stolen Diary – is Kathryn’s the latest release. A stand-alone novel, explores the challenges a gifted child, who is also on the autism spectrum, must face growing up with a disengaged mother who cannot relate to her, and a doting grandfather who encourages her genius.
Kathryn’s short story collection, Backyard Volcano and Other Mysteries of the Heart, was named Best Short Story Collection 2018 by Killer Nashville.
Kathryn and her husband, Bob Hurt, split their time between Texas and the mountains of northern New Mexico.
AWARDS: Kathryn Lane Is The Award-Winning Author Of The Nikki Garcia Mystery Series:
Waking Up In Medellín-First Release March 2016; Second Edition February 2020.
- Silver Falchion for Best Fiction Book of the Year 2017 by Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference.
- Silver Falchion for Best Fiction Adult Suspense 2017 by Killer Nashville.
- Finalist Mystery Category for the 2017 RONE Award by InD’tale Magazine.
- Silver Medal 2017 Fiction Thriller, Readers’ Favorite Book Awards.
Danger In The Coyote Zone-First Release October 2017; Second Edition May 2020.
- First Place Award in Action/Adventure Category of 2018 Latino Books into Movies.
- Finalist in the Thriller category 2018 by Killer Nashville.
- Finalist 2018 Thriller Category Book Excellence Awards.
Revenge In Barcelona-Released December 2019. Winner 2020 Latino Books Into Movies, Latino Themed TV Series.
2020 Finalist:
- Eric Hoffer Book Awards.
- Silver Winner Mystery Category, Reader Views Literary Awards.
- Next Generation Book Awards, Suspense Category.
- Silver Falchion for Best Suspense 2019 by Killer Nashville.
- Latino International Book Awards, Mystery Category.
- Mystery Category, Readers Favorite Awards.
Missing In Miami-Released February 2022.
- Winner 2022 International Latino Book Awards, Best eBook Fiction.
- Bronze Medal Winner 2023 eLit Excellence Award, Mystery/Thriller/Suspense.
- Finalist 2023 IAN, Independent Author Network, Mystery and Thriller/Suspense.
- Honorable Mention 2022 International Latino Book Awards, Best Novel, Mystery.
- Distinguished Favorite in the category of Mystery. NYC Big Book Award.
- Finalist Readers Favorite, Fiction-Mystery-General.
- Finalist The Clue Awards, Chanticleer Book Reviews, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery 2022 CIBA.
- Finalist 2024 Eric Hoffer de Vinci Eye.
Murder In Monte Carlo-Released October 2024.
- Silver Medal Winner 2024 Global Book Awards.
Stolen Diary-Released February 2023.
- Winner 2023 National Indie Excellence Award for General Fiction.
- Winner 2023 NAIWE Awards Contest in the Genre Book.
- Finalist 2024 National Indie Excellence Award for General Fiction.
- Finalist 2024 Killer Nashville Writer’s Conference Silver Falchion, Mainstream/commercial.
Backyard Volcano and Other Mysteries of the Heart (Kathryn’s Collection Of Short Stories)–Released April 2017.
- Silver Falchion for 2018 Best Short Story Collection by Killer Nashville.
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