Features new stories in which characters take the law into their own hands in search of vengeance, from best-selling crime writers including Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane and Karin Slaughter as well as up-and-coming new writers in the field. Simultaneous.
When a different kind of justice is neededswift, effective, and personala new type of avenger must take action. In Vengeance, bestselling author Lee Child, a superb craftsman of suspense (Entertainment Weekly), presents twenty-one riveting stories from some of todays top crime writers.In our dangerous world, offenders cannot always be brought down by the justice system. They must be stopped by someone outside the law. Some call them vigilantes, others claim they are just another brand of criminal.In Dennis Lehanes The Consumers, a suburban woman hires a hit man to target her husband, who has committed a terrible crime. In Karin Slaughters The Unremarkable Heart, a dying woman learns the truth about a dark family secret. In Michael Connellys A Fine Mist of Blood, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch discovers a witness who will lead him to the doorstep of a hardened killer. And in Lee Childs The Hollywood I Remember, an assassin gets his long overdue comeuppance.Edited and with an introduction by Lee Child, these stories reveal the shocking consequences when men and women take the law into their own hands.
