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While Acton and Doyle, two of Scotland Yard s finest, pursue a self-appointed judge, jury, and executioner, Acton s own questionable methods may prove their undoing
The victims are all criminals who eluded justice until they ran afoul of an avenger whose modus operandi is a bullet to the back of the head. The key to the vigilante s identity lies in connecting the cold cases to an event that may have triggered retribution after all these years.
Meanwhile, Doyle finds herself shadowed by a mysterious figure. After the man steps forward to rescue her from harm, she wonders why he is invested in protecting her. But when she learns he s in contact with Acton s nemesis, she fears she s being used in a plot against her husband.
The stakes are high, and both Doyle and Acton must work independently to outwit the players before their lives are brought crashing down like a house of cards
Cleeland is developing a memorable series that will captivate fans of police procedurals and complicated sleuths such as the protagonist in Carol O'Connell's "Mallory" series.
Library JournalSTARRED REVIEW of Murder in Retribution