Rachel Porter Series by Jessica Speart
Rachel Porter #1
Gator Aide
Jessica Speart
A failed New York actress, Rachel Porter figured that any new career would be an improvement until she became a wildlife agent and found herself stuck in the steamy Louisiana bayou. Her first assignment for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has brought her to the infamous French Quarter to deal with a dead alligator chained to a bathtub – not far from an equally dead stripper. But when Rachel discovers than an o.d. of ingested heroin-stuffed condoms – and not the five bullet holes in the gator’s head – was the true cause of its demise, the inquisitive agent finds herself perilously caught up in both murder investigations. And with killers, cops, neo-Nazis, drag queens and crooked politicos on her case, it’ll take more than Big Apple sass to get Rachel out of the Big Easy…alive.
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Rachel Porter #2
Tortoise Soup
Jessica Speart
Having transferred from steamy New Orleans, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agent Rachel Porter learns her new assignment in the Nevada desert is no picnic, either: three hundred and fifty endangered tortoises have disappeared from a federal hatching site. Rachel finds no shortage of suspects in the tort-napping: a trio of eco-nuts living in an ark, who fear the creatures are about to die off; trigger-happy ranchers who hate the new government restrictions on their grazing lands; and developers who greedy land grab has been forced to a halt. When Rachel discovers the decaying skeleton of a reclusive landowner and her home and office are bombed, her instincts tell her that the missing tortoises are at the center of all the mayhem. And as the deception, dirty dealings and fatal secrets escalate, Rachel finds herself deep in desert danger - from critters two-legged and otherwise!
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Rachel Porter #3
Bird Brained
Jessica Speart
Tangling with animal smugglers in southern Florida – from the Customs counter at Miami Airport to the lush estates of the rich and corrupt – is all part of the job for U.S. Fish and Wildlife agent Rachel Porter. Working on a hot tip, she investigates the compound of an alleged smuggler of exotic cockatoos and parrots. But once inside, Rachel finds her prey in a pool of his own blood – and all of his winged bounty has flown the coop. Though her ornery Cuban boss tells her that birds are her business, not killers, the indomitable Rachel sets out to find both. With a list of suspects that includes a sleazy snake dealer, Cuban cigar smugglers, airboat cowboys, and exiled anti-Castro terrorists, Rachel finds the field spread as wide as a peacock’s tail – and just as colorful. And if this dedicated wildlife chick isn’t careful…she might end up a sitting duck.
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