Cottonmouth, Texas.
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What does the US government do with spies and special operators when they pass their expiration date? They retire them to a small town deep in the Piney Woods of East Texas, where they’re certain to cause no trouble.
A collection of broken spies, former double agents, and retired operators lives in secrecy, under the watchful eye of the government in the small, deep-woods town of Cottonmouth, Texas.
Devlin Mahoney is the de facto mayor of these special citizens, charged with keeping them in seclusion, hidden from the world, which he does from the office of the town’s only motel.
But the peace of this sleepy village is shattered when a pair of women, on the run from a vicious criminal, drop into Mahoney’s lap and he’s forced to choose between doing what’s right and doing what he’s told.
What the thriller community is saying
“The kind of thriller you dive into when you’re looking for a killer weekend read: something hardcore and enthralling with an old-school approach to kick-assery…Gritty and intense action sequences that `realistic setting and fast-paced storytelling…Welcome To Cottonmouth is a thriller’s thriller.”
— Kashif Hussain, Best Thriller Books
“Tons of fun. Jay S. Bell’s ‘Welcome to Cottonmouth’ is a fun thriller and a great work of Dad Lit.”
— Daniel Roberts, Host of the Dad Lit Pod
“Bell spins a tale of wild imagination flavored with highly accurate tools-of-the-deadly-trades and operator speak, plus a crew of Cottonmouth characters resembling a murderous version of Friends. His dialogue’s clever, the action’s spot on, his heroes and villains are snarky and memorable, and the author has a way with suspense and words. It’s a fun and fabulous gunfire ride, not to be missed.”
— Steven Hartov, New York Times bestselling author of The Last of the Seven
"This book is full of dark humor and one liners that will make your literally laugh out loud, action scenes that jump off the pages and relationships that grow in a way that you will want more.”
— Teresa Brock, Best Thriller Books
“A fantastically original idea executed with the style and skill of a veteran wordsmith. If Welcome to Cottonmouth isn’t on your must-read list, then you need to fix that problem right now.”
— Victor Gischler, award-winning author of Gun Monkeys
“Jay S. Bell has arrived with a thriller that is firing on all cylinders!”
— Joshua Hood, bestselling author of The Guardian
“JAY S. BELL DELIVERS A MEMORABLE TEXAS TWIST TO THE ESPIONAGE GENRE THAT WILL HAVE READERS EAGERLY CRAVING MORE.”
— Jerome Preisler, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Clancy’s Power Plays and Net Force series
“An explosive, over-the-top, series-worthy action thriller set in a world that feels completely fresh.”
— BestThrillers.com