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"Powerful look at the dark side of society"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 10, 2002

In Vista Shores, California, the Avenger has killed three abusive spouses. Each one of the "victims" had badly battered their wives. All of the females were residents of Rachel's House, a woman's shelter. The manager Regan Keller informs her benefactor Lillian Court, who sends her son Alex Read more...

"A gripping thriller seething with vengeance"
Reviewed by Desmond CHan
Posted December 27, 2002

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 Read more...

Summary

Now in her most powerful romantic thriller to date, Dare follows the trail of a killer who makes men pay for their crimes—with their lives. Newspapers dub him The Avenger, but to women at Rachel's House, a battered women's shelter, he's an angel. Regan Keller, the shelter's director, has access to records of each case of abuse—and that draws attention to her, making her the focus of two men.