num_pages: 3
description: This is the library edition of this book. Jilliane Hoffman, the author was a felony prosecutor in Miami for six years, and her precise inside knowledge of the workings of domestic violence cases, homicide cases and law enforcement shines through here. In Retribution, a Miami prosecutor is caught in a cat and mouse game with a serial killer who raped her and left her for dead twelve years before. Haunted by personal demons, she must outgrow her vulnerability, for it is her duty to bring him to justice. In doing so, she must follow every hideous clue that he leaves and must exercise a single-minded determination to survive their encounters. At the same time, she wants to get even - but can she do so and stay within the law?
language: English
title: Retribution
titlecomplete: Retribution
characters: Chloe Larson, Manny Alvarez, Anna Prado, C. J. Townsend, William Bantling, Dominick Falconetti
genres: Thriller, Crime, Roman, Suspense, Legal Thriller, Romance, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, The United States Of America, Fiction
ratings_count: 9055
places: New York City, New York, Miami, Florida
series: C.J. Townsend
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Mystery Novel
publisher: Gardners Books