Review: In the Shadow of Revenge
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2013
Three little girls, an unspeakable act,a bond among friends is the premise of this mystery. The story centers around Cecily, Amelia and Hillary, three women who have been friends since they were young. They have maintained a close friendship with each other over the years, in fact an act of violence prevents these three women from leaving their hometown, Miller's Falls. Cecily is an Assistant DA who fights for abused and mistreated women and children and sees that justice is done and the abuser gets what is coming to them.All three women have insecurities stemming from the incident that happened when they were young. Cecily has been haunted by her past and her inability to help one of her friends so she depends on her Ouija board and self mutilation to help her cope. Amelia has numerous sexual encounters with strange men and Hillary is frequently hospitalized for drugs and alcohol abuses.All of the women's fears come to a head when Amelia has a sexual liaison with a man with a tattoo. A tattoo that she recognizes from the past. Thus begins a hunt for a killer and secrets long buried. Cecily is obsessed with finding the man with the tattoo and bring him to justice, whether legally or not. Cecily will stop at nothing to bring closure to a haunted past.This book is one of those page turners about women trying to overcome their insecurities. A character driven novel with people that inspire strength and give the reader lots of characters to dislike.I enjoyed reading this book and recommend it highly.I received this book for review and was not monetarily compensated for my review.