Vendetta in Death

Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb 2019

Some books benefit from a theme. This novel deals with rape and abuse of women by men. Robb covers rape by bosses of employees or potential employees; rape by husbands; cheating by husbands; husbands who cheat their wives financially in the divorce; and abuse of children.

Lady Justice is the killer, but Robb introduces her and her revenge in her disguise so the reader doesn’t know who she really is until later. Sometimes it is necessary to reveal the crime through the killer’s POV, but you don’t want to reveal their true identity. It can be done by never naming the person or by using an alias or made up name such as Lady Justice.

The victims are abusers, and Eve struggles with standing for them but believes arrest and punishment by the courts is better than Lady Justice taking the law into her own hands. Some readers may disagree. Lady Justice kidnaps the men, tortures them with a taser rod, and then castrates them before dumping their bodies. It’s violent and final and makes a point.

The women tell their stories as Eve interviews them, and their experiences hit home because current news has covered so many of the same stories and how women didn’t report abuse because no one would believe them. The man was too rich or too popular, and they felt helpless on top of all the other feelings. The men often used drugs to disable the women. They videotaped the sex and used exposure to blackmail the victim. It’s a tough book to read, and anyone who has been a victim may want to pass on it.

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