Payback

by Celia Cohen

Senator Darlene Christmas is the scion of the rich and powerful family that has controlled Mason County for generations. A predatory, ruthless politician, she has ensnared the county in a deadly web... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1562800841
• ISBN13: 9781562800840
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Naiad Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Paybacks are a bitch...

The back cover text is not currently available on this page, so I'm including it here... START OF BACK COVER TEXT Senator Darlene Christmas is the scion of the rich and powerful family that has controlled Mason County for generations. A predatory, ruthless politician, she has ensnared the county in a deadly web of greed and corruption. Darlene's former classmates Jess Marceau and Mamie Todd learned the hard way what happens when the Senator is crossed. Jess was on her way to a promising career in journalism -- until she reported a story that the Senator wanted killed. Blindsided by Darlene, Jess was arrested and imprisoned for a crime she did not commit. Mamie, a hot-shot lawyer in the prosecutor's office, was disbarred when she refused to do the Senator's bidding. Strengthened by the love they'd been afraid to acknowledge, Jess and Mamie return to Mason Counto to confront the evil that still festers there. It won't be easy. The only way their plan can work is if they put themselves in Darlene's power once again. And the Senator has plans of her own for Jess... A gripping thriller of romance, revenge, and betrayal, Payback will hold you spellbound from cover to cover!! END OF BACK COVER TEXT As is so often not the case, the above text is actually a pretty good description of what happens in the book. Cohen does a nice job creating the story, but is an average writer overall. However likable, the characters in 'Payback' seem to appear out of nowhere, with little background available to the reader. They are relatively one-dimensional and have an almost unhealthy desire for revenge. Let's face it... at some point a person has to move on and start living life again. I would like to give the book a 3.5 star rating, but rounded up as my only real option. This was an enjoyable read that required very little brain power to understand. Life won't end if you miss it, but it's worth the effort to pick up a copy if you get the chance.