Black Wolf by Juan Gomez-Jurado

 

In this second Antonia Scott novel, the wife of a Mob figure in Spain is at risk.  The head of the Spanish mob is not forgiving and when he suspects her husband is betraying him, he sends his assassins to kill him and the family.  They get her husband, but Lola is shopping and sees her killer in a shop window seconds before he fires.  She manages to escape but now Lola is on the run.

Antonia and Jon are brought in to find Lola.  Now that her husband is dead, she is the police and the consortium's best chance to get a witness against the Spanish mob.  But the mob chief isn't playing around.  Since the first killer failed, he calls in a specialist; a killer that never misses.  Known as The Black Wolf, this is a female assassin who is deadlier than a black widow spider.

This is Antonia's and Jon's second case together.  Antonia is still not through with the first since the killer escaped but the Red Queen project can't indulge her anymore.  They need her skills and Jon's to have a chance to break the back of the Spanish mob.  I enjoyed this one and it, like the first, is fast-paced and keeps the reader's interest.  This book is recommended for mystery readers