Avenging Angel

by Justine Davis and Justine Dare

Book Overview

Avenging Angel [Dec 03, 2002] Dare, Justine This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451410629
• ISBN13: 9780451410627
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Onyx Books
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.1" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Dare you to Read!!!!!

When I am purchasing a book, if it isn't one of my fav's I go straight for the cover, and if the cover grabs me I read the back. Sometimes this has fooled me but in this case I lost nothing. This was my 1st Dare book and I loved it. I couldn't put it down. If your looking for a quick read while waiting for your fav's get this. Trust me Dare will become one of your fav'e also.

This book held my interest from the first page to the last.

This is the first Justine Dare book I have read and I loved it. It held my interest from the first page to the last page. I couldn't put it down. I can't wait to read more of her books. The social issue was one that caught my attention and was explained very well. Dare showed compassion for women in abusive situations with heart but also told a great suspence story that had me guessing to the end as who-dun-it. Great book!

A gripping pulsating thriller seething with vengeance

Four-time RITA Winner Justine Dare rehashes the spousal abuse theme in her latest contemporary suspense with a twist. A murderer dubbed the Avenging Angel by the press has been slaying off abusers linked to Rachel's House which shelters battered women and is operated by beautiful Regan Keller. Lynne Graham is the detective piecing out the puzzle; Alexander Courts under the instructions of his mother is sent as an undercover aide to the unsuspecting Regan. Ms. Dare's latest thriller is dark and gripping given the theme of abusal and jolting scenes of victimized women. Yet it is also psychologically more complexed and textured as Ms. Dare points out the flaw of such vigilante actions where one jealous and parochial wife took advantage of the system and ended up killing her husband indirectly. It teases our moral choices on whether to applaud the killer or solve them through the legal system. The romance budding between Alex and Regan provides an interesting diversion to the intriguing who-dun-it where new suspects with motives flashes steathily. It is a romance with intelligence and Ms. Dare's experience as a cop certainly brings more credibility to the portrayal of Lynne and Drew who are detectives and ex-husband and wife with left feelings for each other. The lives of these characters engages us with dramatic highs - one tide after another - in this gritty pulsating thriller seething with vengeance.

Good, but not my favorite by J. Dare.

I usually love Ms. Dare's books, but this is not my favorite. Most of the book takes the reader in and out of a shelter for abused women. The action doesn't seem to pick up until the end.In my opinion, Lynn and Drew Garrison's story was more interesting. They were detectives involved in the case who happened to be divorced. But this was only a subplot. Too bad.Don't get me wrong--I still liked the book, just not 5 stars worth. My favorite J. Dare continues to be LORD OF THE STORM.

Realistic!

A murderer is reigning terror upon the city streets, but this villain is almost a folk hero. His victims are only those who have driven their abused wives to seek the shelter offered by Rachel's House, a center for battered women. Despite the fact that only scum is dying, the police are involved, and strongly suspect that the head of Rachel's House, Regan Keller, might be the Avenger. Regan finds an ally in her struggle in the new handyman, Alex Edwards, who was sent by her benefactress, Lillian Court, to repair the roof. Little does she know that he is actually Lillian's son, a professional trouble shooter, sent to keep an eye on things and help Regan. Little time passes before the attraction between them begins to melt ice, and Alex begins to get past all of the defenses Regan has put up to keep from letting anyone, especially a man, into her heart. Love may have to wait though. The Avenger's body count rises quickly, and soon, not even the innocent are safe. ... Realistically frightening, this novel presents a paradox for the reader. While the Avenger's cause is one that is easy to understand, the danger posed is terrifying. Regan and Alex's passion is one to warm the chilly nights and the bones that have begun to run cold with the well written terror. You will not be able to put this one down once you start...Reviewed by Amanda Killgore.