Synopses & Reviews
Jonathon King, award-winning author of The Blue Edge of Midnight, makes his highly anticipated stand-alone debut with Eye of Vengeancea taut, evocative thriller about a man torn between justice and revenge. . . . When a convicted murderer is dramatically gunned down in front of a corrections facility with a single bullet to the head, journalist Nick Mullins is quickly dispatched by his newspaper to cover the story. A veteran crime reporter, Nick is no stranger to scenes of violence and loss, but a coincidence immediately draws him into the investigation: The victim was a featured subject in one of his earlier news stories.
Nick himself is still struggling with the aftermath of another crime: a car accident caused by a drunk driver that took the lives of his wife and one of their two daughters. Now, with a nine-year- old to raise on his own, Nick is trying to balance single-fatherhood with a career that daily puts him into the dark corners of death and justice. But this new shooting soon leads to another discovery. Researching his past stories, Nick finds that just months earlier, a man he exposed for killing his own wife was murdered in his car. The MO: a single gunshot to the head. And when a third man Nick wrote about is murdered in the same way, it becomes clear that a serial sniper is on the loose . . . and he has his eye on Nick. With everything on the linehis family, his career, and his own lifeNick must figure out who is next in the crosshairs before its too late.
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Seasoned journalist Nick Mullins has finally begun to move on after the tragic death of his wife and one of their two daughters. Life is beginning to return to normal when a convicted pedophile and murderer is gunned down in front of a corrections facility with a single bullet to the head. Nick is unexpectedly sucked into the investigation after he discovers that the victim was the subject of one of his earlier news stories. When it becomes clear that a serial sniper is on the loose with his eye on Nick and a vendetta against the damned, Nick must risk his own life to uncover the truth and figure out who is next in the crosshairs before it's too late.
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A convicted pedophile and murderer is gunned down with a single bullet to the head. When it becomes clear that a serial sniper is on the loose, a seasoned journalist must risk his life to figure out who is next in the crosshairs.
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Praise for the novels of Jonathon King: King crafts a fine balance between individual elements of the story, while steering an intriguing mystery plot. . . . King has shown he can dazzle.
THE MIAMI HERALD ON A KILLING NIGHT
Just about as perfect as a crime novel can be.
THE INDEP: ENT (UK) ON SHADOW MEN
About the Author
JONATHON KING is a former journalist and author of four critically acclaimed Max Freeman novels. He has been hailed for his extraordinary (Publishers Weekly) and stunning (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) writing, including his incisively chiseled characters (The New York Times). His debut, The Blue Edge of Midnight, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was a Los Angeles Times bestseller.