Smugglers

Red Angel, Book 1

By: C. R. Daems

Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir

Anna nearly dies, along with all her family, at age four from the deadly Cacao virus. But she survives, thanks to a poisonous red-headed krait. The medical community is excited since there is no known cure for the virus, but Anna and her snake, Red, have a symbiotic relationship - containment, not cure. If she is ever separated from Red, she will die.

Anna struggles through foster homes. As her krait becomes known and valuable throughout the three star empires as one of only a handful of such snakes, she fights off attempts to kill her and snatch Red. She even comes to wonder if her brilliance in school and eventually at deciphering code is somehow connected to her constant companion.

When the Naval Intelligence Agency, the NIA, recruits her, her adventures grow beyond fending off thieves and killers to tracking down interstellar smugglers as part of an elite team, but the smuggling cartel are quick to fight back. In the midst of space battles and well-placed assassins, Anna is convinced that Red's presence may make the difference in survival or death, not just for her but her entire NIA team.

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Nice story, clean

Was impressed with writer’s story using no foul language. An ability to bring across emotion with no vulgar language is nice to read. So clean reading for younger adults. Loved the well thought out story, and will read or listen to more by this writer. Thank you

a different kind of Military Scifi

not your typical scifi with a female heroine. the reluctant hero and her snake take on the bad guys.

great listen

I enjoyed this book and some of the author's other books plan to continue

I consider this a hidden gem

Got this book as part of one book and found my self spending the entire day listening to it. Narration was excellent and the story well crafted.

Why do I like it

This was a nice story. I usually go for more action based. But the tale rolled along nicely.