Killerwatt

Banker Rhetta McCarter’s ongoing battles usually involve mortgage loans, federal lending regulations, threats of bulges on her butt, and her closet-drinking husband. But after one of her mortgage clients dies in a mysterious car accident, she stumbles upon evidence of a terrorist plot to wipe out the entire Midwest power grid. No one believes her—not the FBI, local law enforcement, or her husband.Banker Rhetta McCarter’s ongoing battles usually involve mortgage loans, federal lending regulations, threats of bulges on her butt, and her closet-drinking husband. But after one of her mortgage clients dies in a mysterious car accident, she stumbles upon evidence of a terrorist plot to wipe out the entire Midwest power grid. No one believes her—not the FBI, local law enforcement, or her husband. Rhetta convinces her assistant, and loan officer, Woody, a former Marine, to help her stop the attack. Problems mount and time begins running out, leaving Rhetta alone to stop the bad guys. Can she do it? Praise for Killerwatt: “Oh, I love Rhetta McCarter! She's hilarious, smart, savvy, tenacious, loving—and just the teensiest bit stubborn. (Good thing, or her hometown would be in serious trouble.) “Killerwatt” is a high-voltage, high-speed adventure—with humor, heart, and a frighteningly realistic story!” Hank Phillippi Ryan, Anthony, Macavity and Agatha-winning author “Feisty amateur sleuth Rhetta McCarter takes us along on a thrilling ride in her '79 Camaro as she tries to stop a terrorist plot that could mean lights out for the country...and for Rhetta! An exciting, fast-paced thriller from a promising debut author.” Sharon Potts, award-winning author of In Their Blood and Someone's Watching