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Renegade Justice #5
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NEW! from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author CJ Lyons:
Heartless killer…or helpless victim?
It’s perfectly normal to be a little shaky on your first day back to work. Especially if you’re Morgan Ames, returning to work after killing her serial killer father, waking up from a coma, fighting back through rehab…and, with the help of her boyfriend, keeping her vow never to kill again.
Except when Morgan walks into the Galloway and Stone offices, she finds her boss holding a bomb.
Definitely no time for the shakes as Morgan jumps right back into her old life and saves the day. But the bomber has other ideas, igniting a killing spree targeting those Morgan holds most dear.
Morgan must decide what to sacrifice: her promise to never kill again or the lives of everyone she loves.
A note to those who are also fans of the Lucy Guardino Thrillers: the Renegade Justice stories take place in the year between Lucy’s adventures in KILL ZONE and AFTER SHOCK.
The complete chronology for those who enjoy reading in order is:
SNAKE SKIN: Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #1
BLOOD STAINED: Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #2 (Morgan and Jenna are introduced as well as Clinton Caine)
KILL ZONE: Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #3 (features Morgan and Jenna; Andre is introduced)
FIGHT DIRTY: Renegade Justice Thrillers, featuring Morgan Ames #1
RAW EDGES: Renegade Justice Thrillers, featuring Morgan Ames #2
ANGELS WEEP: Renegade Justice Thrillers, featuring Morgan Ames #3
LOOK AWAY: Renegade Justice Thrillers, featuring Morgan Ames #4
TRIP WIRE: Renegade Justice Thrillers, featuring Morgan Ames #5
AFTER SHOCK: Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #4
HARD FALL: Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #5
BAD BREAK: Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #6
LAST LIGHT: Beacon Falls Mysteries, featuring Lucy Guardino #1
DEVIL SMOKE: Beacon Falls Mysteries, featuring Lucy Guardino #2
OPEN GRAVE: Beacon Falls Mysteries, featuring Lucy Guardino #3
GONE DARK: Beacon Falls Mysteries, featuring Lucy Guardino #4
BITTER TRUTH: Beacon Falls Mysteries, featuring Lucy Guardino #5
Want to read Book #1, SNAKE SKIN? Sign up for CJ’s Thrillers with Heart newsletter at CJLyons. net and claim your copy of SNAKE SKIN!
Heartless killer…or helpless victim?
It’s perfectly normal to be a little shaky on your first day back to work. Especially if you’re Morgan Ames, returning to work after killing her serial killer father, waking up from a coma, fighting back through rehab…and, with the help of her boyfriend, keeping her vow never to kill again.
Except when Morgan walks into the Galloway and Stone offices, she finds her boss holding a bomb.
Definitely no time for the shakes as Morgan jumps right back into her old life and saves the day. But the bomber has other ideas, igniting a killing spree targeting those Morgan holds most dear.
Morgan must decide what to sacrifice: her promise to never kill again or the lives of everyone she loves.
A note to those who are also fans of the Lucy Guardino Thrillers: the Renegade Justice stories take place in the year between Lucy’s adventures in KILL ZONE and AFTER SHOCK.
The complete chronology for those who enjoy reading in order is:
SNAKE SKIN: Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #1
BLOOD STAINED: Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #2 (Morgan and Jenna are introduced as well as Clinton Caine)
KILL ZONE: Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #3 (features Morgan and Jenna; Andre is introduced)
FIGHT DIRTY: Renegade Justice Thrillers, featuring Morgan Ames #1
RAW EDGES: Renegade Justice Thrillers, featuring Morgan Ames #2
ANGELS WEEP: Renegade Justice Thrillers, featuring Morgan Ames #3
LOOK AWAY: Renegade Justice Thrillers, featuring Morgan Ames #4
TRIP WIRE: Renegade Justice Thrillers, featuring Morgan Ames #5
AFTER SHOCK: Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #4
HARD FALL: Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #5
BAD BREAK: Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #6
LAST LIGHT: Beacon Falls Mysteries, featuring Lucy Guardino #1
DEVIL SMOKE: Beacon Falls Mysteries, featuring Lucy Guardino #2
OPEN GRAVE: Beacon Falls Mysteries, featuring Lucy Guardino #3
GONE DARK: Beacon Falls Mysteries, featuring Lucy Guardino #4
BITTER TRUTH: Beacon Falls Mysteries, featuring Lucy Guardino #5
Want to read Book #1, SNAKE SKIN? Sign up for CJ’s Thrillers with Heart newsletter at CJLyons. net and claim your copy of SNAKE SKIN!
152 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 28, 2018
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About the author
C.J. Lyons
80 books897 followersNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over forty novels, former pediatric ER doctor CJ Lyons has lived the life she writes about in her cutting edge Thrillers with Heart.
Two times winner of the International Thriller Writers coveted Thriller Award, CJ has been called a "master within the genre" (Pittsburgh Magazine) and her work has been praised as "breathtakingly fast-paced" and "riveting" (Publishers Weekly) with "characters with beating hearts and three dimensions" (Newsday).
Learn more about CJ's Thrillers with Heart at www.CJLyons.net
Two times winner of the International Thriller Writers coveted Thriller Award, CJ has been called a "master within the genre" (Pittsburgh Magazine) and her work has been praised as "breathtakingly fast-paced" and "riveting" (Publishers Weekly) with "characters with beating hearts and three dimensions" (Newsday).
Learn more about CJ's Thrillers with Heart at www.CJLyons.net
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July 19, 2018
Love Morgan
Another great installment in the Renegade Justice Thriller series. Morgan is the sociopath that you’ll come to love. A female Dexter. CJ Lyons never disappoints!
Another great installment in the Renegade Justice Thriller series. Morgan is the sociopath that you’ll come to love. A female Dexter. CJ Lyons never disappoints!
July 15, 2018
A new beginning for Morgan
I can honestly say that Morgan 's books are sometimes more enjoyable than Lucy's. The reading is sweet and easy to follow even though the plots are complex trying to figure out what Morgan will do. Can't wait till the next book! Hard to wait till next year!
I can honestly say that Morgan 's books are sometimes more enjoyable than Lucy's. The reading is sweet and easy to follow even though the plots are complex trying to figure out what Morgan will do. Can't wait till the next book! Hard to wait till next year!
June 13, 2018
I enjoyed the plot and characters. Looking forward to the next episode of Morgan's life.
July 28, 2018
Loved it until the end!
Loved it but having trepidation with direction of future books. I have (probably like most) been first furious then with growing admiration with the path that Morgan has been on. How she has continued to explore these strange new feelings. Loved the interaction with Jenna and Andre. Especially how she is with Micah. I am hoping that Wild Child will not be the last book I read of this series, without her new "family" I cannot fathom continuing. Had hoped that eventually Morgan and Lucy's paths would cross again.
Loved it but having trepidation with direction of future books. I have (probably like most) been first furious then with growing admiration with the path that Morgan has been on. How she has continued to explore these strange new feelings. Loved the interaction with Jenna and Andre. Especially how she is with Micah. I am hoping that Wild Child will not be the last book I read of this series, without her new "family" I cannot fathom continuing. Had hoped that eventually Morgan and Lucy's paths would cross again.
October 18, 2018
Lacked depth, predictable
I liked the other books in this series, but not this one. It’s very short, so there’s no time for deep, well developed plots or character development, which I think makes a good book. The villain was obvious, and the motive was dumb. There’s a side mystery solved, but again, easy to guess the culprit. Really disappointed.
I liked the other books in this series, but not this one. It’s very short, so there’s no time for deep, well developed plots or character development, which I think makes a good book. The villain was obvious, and the motive was dumb. There’s a side mystery solved, but again, easy to guess the culprit. Really disappointed.
September 24, 2024
Excellent,! A character you are afraid to hate
Never read one like this series. Too real for comfort. Cheer for the fear. Despise the evil. Have a hole to hide in . She will find you anyway.
Never read one like this series. Too real for comfort. Cheer for the fear. Despise the evil. Have a hole to hide in . She will find you anyway.
July 21, 2018
Great as expected Morgan is not a bad person. Just someone who has a purpose to make things right. In her own way, that we all understand.
August 21, 2018
fast read. well written. good suspense.
February 8, 2019
Fast moving thriller. Fun to read.
Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews