Review: Suspenseful Tale of Revenge
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2013
This was a great suspense novel, featuring three young women who were bonded as best friends in childhood in the sleepy, rundown town of Miller's Falls. While Cecily has gone on to become a well-to-do attorney and lucky in love with a man who is kind and wishes to marry her if she would ever say yes, her other friends have not been as fortunate. Amelia hides her troubles by being an underachiever with little self-worth, working at a low paying job and sleeping with strangers. Hilary struggles with substance abuse and cannot stay sober, because then she will have to face what happened so many years ago. But now the person who ruined their lives when they were still young has possibly returned to town, and the women will no longer let their fear and self-loathing keep them from turning the tables and stalking him this time.The author writes convincing dialogue and puts Cecily and her friends in enough near-misses with danger to keep you wanting to turn the pages. When the former detective who had handled the assault case when the friends were girls steps in to help them out, Cecily hopes their troubles are over. But the law must follow the rules and there isn't enough time to stop the predator from striking again. Despite the subject matter, there is no graphic violence or mature scenes that detract from the suspenseful tale of vigilantism. This story is well-written and will keep your interest all the way through to the surprising ending.