Retired Law Enforcement Officer Isabella Maldonado Authors Crime Series

March 21, 2019

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Before becoming an author, Isabella Maldonado worked for over two decades in law enforcement. Her new book, “Death Blow” is book three in the Detective Veranda Cruz mystery series. Isabella Maldonado talks about the book.

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Isabella Maldonado, author of "Death Blow"

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