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When a different kind of justice is needed - swift, effective, and personal - a new type of avenger must take action.
Vengeance features new stories by bestselling crime writers including Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, and Karin Slaughter, as well as some of today's brightest rising talents.
The heroes in these stories include a cop who's seen too much, a woman who has been pushed too far, or just an ordinary person doing what the law will not. Some call them vigilantes, others claim they are just another brand of criminal.
Edited and with an introduction by Lee Child, these stories reveal the shocking consequences when men and women take the law into their own hands.
About the Author
Lee Child is the internationally bestselling author of fourteen Jack Reacher thrillers, including the Number 1 Sunday Times bestsellers Bad Luck and Trouble and Nothing to Lose. This collection also includes stories by Karin Slaughter, Michael Connelly and Dennis Lehane, as well as some of today's new talents.
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Exploring the theme of vengeance, this anthology is a very readable collection offering variety in character, setting and interpretation of the theme. While I read it easily in one setting, the format also allows the reader to dip in and out on a casual basis, most of the stories are less than ten pages in length so they are ideal to provide entertainment during a short commute or lunch break.In his introduction editor Lee Child, who also contributes an original story, explains how he chose ten best selling authors including Karin Slaughter, Dennis Lehane, Alafair Burke and Michael Connelly, to complement the ten winning submissions of the Mystery Writers of America competition.
Though it is quite a bleak expose of human nature, fans of crime, mystery and suspense should enjoy Vengeance, as I did, for its concise storytelling and murderous twists.
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ISBN: 9780857899026
ISBN-10: 0857899023
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 400
Published: 1st January 2013
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.4
Weight (kg): 0.516
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