Vengeance

by Brian Pinkerton and Dave Courvoisier

Obsessed with making the killer of his fiance pay after he's acquitted, Rob is approached by a strange man who tells him about The Circle, a small group of people with one thing in common: all want... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843955325
• ISBN13: 9780843955323
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Want to get even?

For schoolteacher Rob Carus the future appears to be great. Beth Lawter has accepted his proposal of marriage and the couple is extremely happy. Rob has finally found the one woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. That future is shattered when Rob and Beth on separate bicycles are hit by an SUV that flees the scene. As the vehicle with Illinois tags leaves their broken bodies and mangled bicycles behind, Rob manages to tell a good samaritan the license plate before losing consciousness. While paramedics are able to help Rob, as is the hospital he is soon transported to, nothing can be done for Beth who died at the scene. Rob is devastated and his recovery, both physically and mentally, certainly isn't helped by the fact that the negligent driver is allowed to get away with it by the courts. Rob becomes obsessed with making the driver pay one way or the other. Something the man who identifies himself as Trey Wright plays upon when he comes to Rob with a plan. There is a secret organization known to its members as "The Circle." Each member is a survivor looking to make the person who killed a loved one pay the ultimate price of death. Trey pulls Rob into a scheme for vengeance that backfires in ways Rob never saw coming. Like in his enjoyable novel "Abducted" justice is a theme in this work. In this case, the justice theme takes the form of vigilante justice something that has been explored in countless movies and books over the years. However, instead of the often cartoonish violence surrounding the concept frequently used in other works, here the author explores the emotional angles to the concept. Not only the motivations for the act, but the guilt as well as joy after justice is served is explored through several characters besides Rob. In interesting secondary storylines, obsession in the form of a young student's attentions upon an older teacher is also explored as well as the idea that the mistakes of the past are never really over for anyone. The result is a fast and fun read that features interesting characters, a few twists and plenty of action to keep the reader tuning the page. In so doing, the author puts his own spin on the age old question as to how far one would go to right a wrong. Something that seems to become increasingly relevant these days. Vengeance By Brian Pinkerton Leisure Books www.dorchesterpub.com 2005 ISBN 0-8439-5532-5 Mass Market Paperback 324 Pages $6.99 US $8.99 Canada Kevin R. Tipple © 2005

Excellent Suspense

Brian Pinkerton has done it once again. After thrilling us with Abducted, he now treats us to Vengeance, which will grab you from the first page. Not only does the book have an excellent premise, but we feel the emotions of Rob so strongly, it's almost as if the characters came to life. I felt Rob's anger and frustration so strongly, that I myself wanted revenge on Shepard! This author has alot of talent and I know that I am already eagerly anticipating his next novel!

Very good premise

Our main character (Rob) has just proposed to his girlfriend. On the way home, on their bikes, a motorist with road rage deliberately rams them with his car and kills the girlfriend. While Rob tries to convince police that the motorist (a prominent attorney) deliberately killed his girlfriend, the killer gets off with no jail time. This freaks out Rob who can't let go of the murder. During all of this, a mysterious person introduces himself and asks Rob to join "the Circle". Basically, 10 people wearing mask meet in a room. They all have in common on thing - they want revenge agains a person who killed their loved ones. This thriller is actually a very clever premise. i.e. you can't kill your fiance's murderer because you will be an automatic suspect, BUT you can get someone else to do it and then you can return the favor. I really enjoyed the storyline. You feel for the main character Rob and you even feel for the other characters (who are never truly fleshed out all that much). There is also a very clever turn in this storyline that you may not see coming. The writing is good although the author tends to go on and on about small details. However, the suspense is there and I found myself leafing through the pages at an alarming rate - dying to see the story unfold. Excellent purchase.