Book Review / "Deadly Vendetta" by Donna Scuvotti

Deadly Vendetta by Donna Scuvotti

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Jonathan’s life has certainly not been a safe harbour with calm waters. Not since he was thirteen. I really liked the first book “Just Jonathan”. Having lost my father at about the same age as Jonathan lost his mother, I could relate to his struggles on so many levels.

I had no idea what to expect from the continuation of Jonathan’s story. And what a surprise it has turned out to be! “Deadly Vendetta” by Donna Scuvotti is a wild ride that made me turn the pages way past my bedtime. The twists and turns kept accumulating, and the intrigue kept building up.

In his early thirties, a successful attorney, Jonathan lives in Portland, Oregon, content with his lifestyle and what he has achieved. The darkness of his past still haunts him in the form of nightmares. Still, he feels he has successfully overcome the trauma of losing his mother when he was a teenager and the shock of discovering and hunting down a serial killer in the woods surrounding his hometown. So, when his assistant dies in his arms in his office, he is totally unprepared for the turn his tranquil, established life is about to take.

Thrown out of the calm pattern of his everyday routine, Jonathan begins to understand that people who are behind his misfortunes won’t stop before destroying everything and everyone dear to him. He switches on the ‘learn-the-truth-at-all-costs’ mode, and together with Luke – my favourite character – they start painstakingly untangle the ugly knot of mystery and ruthless vendetta.

“Deadly Vendetta” by Donna Scuvotti is a fast-paced story with a seemingly unsolvable mystery which finally unravels to the reader’s complete satisfaction. As a bonus, there are beautiful scenes with dogs and horses, something that I appreciate being a true lover of both.

Donna Scuvotti has mustered the secret recipe of combining the exciting mystery and likeable characters and I’m looking forward to her next book.



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