Raquel is known for pulse-pounding fiction with a breathtaking pace, and she continues to bring complicated characters and riveting stories to life in an exciting new crime thriller series.
THE AVA CORTES CBI THRILLERS combine elements of police procedural and thriller genres, showcasing the relentless and unpredictable Agent Ava Cortes as she locks horns with the most vicious criminals, often using psychological warfare, trickery, and tiptoeing around the rules to take down her prey. Justice, revenge, and the murky chasm in between come into play as Ava plunges into the dark to chase the very kind of criminals who destroyed her world.
Raquel was a military brat who grew up on Marine bases throughout the United States. An avid stargazer, she often travels into the desert near her home to view the meteor showers or throws launch parties for major NASA events.
When she's not writing she can be seen geeking out over movies, reading anything she can get her hands on, and having arguments about the television series Firefly in coffee shops. She lives in Southern California with her husband, six kids, and her beloved Huskies, Zena and Keanu.
