Review: Righteous Vengeance: Crime Story With Morality Issues
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2013
It took me exactly 23 minutes to read this story. I started at 6:42 PM and finished at 7:05 PM. It's an extremely engaging and rapid read. At $0.99 cents, it's exactly appropriate to go along with a cup of coffee. Let's call this a "coffee-break book". By the time your 30-minute coffee-break is up, you will have been treated to an excellent crime story.Here's my take on the story line:Everything was classic. Characters, protagonists, antagonist, motive, opportunity, credibility, and even Mother Nature herself plays an unexpected role in the outcome of this book.Overall, the plot is extremely well-crafted and well-planned. The "tables are turned" at just about the perfect moment, when the sympathy of the reader is at its peak potential to turn against the protagonists' seemingly "righteous vengeance" course of action. The "twist" is present at an opportune moment. It is thrown-in exactly when you did not expect it. When the story appears to be wrapping up, and turning into a morality play, it is actually just beginning.As you read this book, stay on your toes. Think your way through the book, always asking yourself what you believe in, what is right, and what is wrong. Author John Meany has cleverly placed you at the "mercy" of your own values and sense of morality, without ever directly putting "morality issues" on the table explicitly.Put yourself in the shoes of any character, and walk through the book in the shoes of your chosen character. I guarantee you that if you actively read this book, it will be a delightful read. If you passively read, "observing the action as an outsider", there is still a treat for you.You will be thinking about the role that crime, violence, vengeance, and possibly, guns, play in our modern-day society. In my opinion, if that happens, then this book is definitely worth 30 minutes of anybody's time... Highly recommended for mature readers.Reviewed by Thomas Jerome BakerAuthor ofHow to Coach a Debate Team (Volume 1)