Cartels and Combinations

Seventeen-year-old Elena Guzman, daughter of a federal drug-cartel prosecutor, is kidnapped by the Vultures cartel and hauled deep into Mexico as ransom for jailed traffickers. As FBI agents scramble, Elena's estranged cousin Tito—leader of the Brotherhood cartel, transformed by a missionary's Book of Mormon—launches his own rescue. Framed by a blood-stained family journal and a Sunday School lesson on 'secret combinations,' this FBI-veteran's novel weaves LDS doctrine, border politics, and cartel violence into a suspense tale of redemption.

• Written by a real retired FBI agent and four-time LDS bishop who investigated cartels and the Hoffa case
• Applies the Book of Mormon's warnings about Gadianton robbers and secret combinations directly to modern drug cartels
• A rescue plan lifted straight from the Book of Mormon (the people of Limhi's tequila ruse)
• Grace reaches even a drug lord: a cartel leader's deathbed turn toward the gospel

“The Book of Mormon teaches that secret combinations engaged in crime present a serious challenge, not just to individuals and families, but to entire civilizations. Among today's secret combinations are gangs, drug cartels, and organized crime families.”

Perfect for an adult Latter-day Saint reader who enjoys faith-promoting suspense fiction and appreciates the Book of Mormon's teachings on secret combinations applied to modern drug cartels.