Hunting Ava

Kiki Swinson

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Kensington Publishing
30 September 2025

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

In an unforgettable portrait of Southern scheming, greed, and brutality a high-end criminal turned suburban mom in hiding must fight against the dangerous fallout from her corrupt past and escape a calculated enemy hell-bent on revenge.

In an unforgettable portrait of Southern scheming, greed, and brutality a high-end criminal turned suburban mom in hiding must fight against the dangerous fallout from her corrupt past and escape a calculated enemy hell-bent on revenge.

She was once the best luxury car thief in the game. But Ava Frost paid a high price when her children were stolen. Forced to confront her ruthless ex-boss, Nick, she uncovered his devious silent partner in the kidnapping- her seemingly loving, seemingly wealthy husband, Kevin. Now Ava is making a new life with her children several states away from her former suburban life. She's also struggling to help her young son heal from their traumatic ordeal. So, when her soon-to-be ex-husband pressures her to return his part of the ransom, Ava pushes back . . . hard.

Along with a secret life insurance policy Kevin took out on her, Ava soon realizes she's worth way more to him dead than alive. And when she learns he's set Nick's vengeful sister and her murderous gangster husband on her trail, she must go up against an overwhelming enemy who will never stop hunting her-or her kids . . .

Fighting may be your last move . . . Now with the odds against her and time running out, Ava must marshal all her resources and formidable skills to defend everything she's fought to save. But when one last dangerous twist causes her plans to irrevocably crash-and-burn, she'll battle tooth and claw to put her pursuers on the run-straight into a trap so treacherous even she may have no chance to survive . . .

By: Kiki Swinson
Imprint: Kensington Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781496746894
ISBN 10: 1496746899
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 30 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Kiki Swinson is a nationally bestselling author whose novels, inspired by her experiences and a five-year stint in federal prison, have sold over 3.4 million copies. Swinson's works feature resilient women making tough-and sometimes not quite legal-decisions to survive. She completed her first novel while incarcerated and her second novel, Wifey, went on to become a #1 Essence bestseller and the first installment in one of today's most popular urban series. A native of Portsmouth, Virginia-and a former hustler's wife-Swinson resides in Bel Air, Maryland. Visit her on instagram at @AllThingsKikiSwinson.

Reviews for Hunting Ava

"Praise for Kiki Swinson ""Pitch-perfect dialogue, juicy sexual trysts, cold-blooded betrayal, and ruthless violence mark this suspenseful fast-moving tale that is topped off by a shocking epilogue."" —Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW on The Score ""Swinson delivers another strong, fully dimensional lead character in Misty, who begins as an ordinary career woman and ends up in even deeper trouble with each wrong choice."" —Booklist on The Black Market ""National bestselling author Swinson is back, with a new novel packed with suspense, intrigue, and brutally memorable characters, all portrayed through the lens of gritty Southern life. You'll keep ﬂipping pages to see how the story's heroine faces a succession of harrowing adventures as she ﬁghts desperately to keep herself, and those she loves, alive."" —The Grio on The Safe House"