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No Time For Mercy
A widower in despair over the brutal death of his daughter, Stephanie, Bart Steele becomes enraged when accused killer Darrell Martin is acquitted on a legal technicality. Following the verdict in a Florida courtroom, an impromptu remark from a sympathetic court officer gives Bart the idea to seek revenge. He abandons the idea as the risks feel too great.
Crown Royal becomes Bart’s daily distraction and solace—until a devastating twist of fate makes him feel he has nothing to lose. Strong and athletic even at 62, Bart begins to plan how he will avenge his daughter. He becomes stealthy as he gathers information on his victim.
Committing the act of vengeance sparks immediate remorse for Bart but also a sense of relief. In this tale of revenge, justice, denial and redemption, Bart moves into his new life as an avenger. An ever-faithful follower of local crime news, he dedicates himself to righting other wrongs, giving other families the closure he so craved.
Convinced that Bart is a suspect, local police keep pressure on him, and his life is in constant turmoil and danger from the criminals whose lives he has become entangled in. Then, life hands Bart two additional twists of fate, a chance at new love among them, and he must decide…will he abandon his vigilante life or continue the important work of righting wrongs?
Crown Royal becomes Bart’s daily distraction and solace—until a devastating twist of fate makes him feel he has nothing to lose. Strong and athletic even at 62, Bart begins to plan how he will avenge his daughter. He becomes stealthy as he gathers information on his victim.
Committing the act of vengeance sparks immediate remorse for Bart but also a sense of relief. In this tale of revenge, justice, denial and redemption, Bart moves into his new life as an avenger. An ever-faithful follower of local crime news, he dedicates himself to righting other wrongs, giving other families the closure he so craved.
Convinced that Bart is a suspect, local police keep pressure on him, and his life is in constant turmoil and danger from the criminals whose lives he has become entangled in. Then, life hands Bart two additional twists of fate, a chance at new love among them, and he must decide…will he abandon his vigilante life or continue the important work of righting wrongs?
314 pages, Paperback
Published May 24, 2022
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June 29, 2022
Good Beach Read – Especially Fort Myers Beach
I received this enjoyable crime novel as a gift because my wife heard that the author lives in the same SW Florida community where we spend about half our time. We haven’t met Mr. Norbeck, but I commend him on a good story. I don’t read a lot of fiction, but this was worth the time (easily read in three sessions, and often hard to put down, which is a winning formula for a beach read).
With shades of Charles Bronson’s “Death Wish” film, “No Time for Mercy” explores the moral dilemma of justice denied in the form of guilty parties (of despicable crimes) getting acquitted and flaunting their win over the system. The protagonist, Bart Steele, is a widower and the father of a daughter lost to such a criminal. He must come to grips with his devastating loss, the moral issue of a killer set free, a health dilemma (which adds important perspective to his moral dilemma), and a new relationship that brings both hope and new perspectives to his struggles with an imperfect justice system. To say more would spoil a crime tale that unwinds quickly and effectively.
I would advise the reader, however, that SW Florida really isn’t quite so bad as portrayed in terms of miscarriages of justice, nor from the frequency of horrific crimes, but an enjoyable crime novel has to take some license, doesn’t it? Good escapism, easy and entertaining, and recommended.
I received this enjoyable crime novel as a gift because my wife heard that the author lives in the same SW Florida community where we spend about half our time. We haven’t met Mr. Norbeck, but I commend him on a good story. I don’t read a lot of fiction, but this was worth the time (easily read in three sessions, and often hard to put down, which is a winning formula for a beach read).
With shades of Charles Bronson’s “Death Wish” film, “No Time for Mercy” explores the moral dilemma of justice denied in the form of guilty parties (of despicable crimes) getting acquitted and flaunting their win over the system. The protagonist, Bart Steele, is a widower and the father of a daughter lost to such a criminal. He must come to grips with his devastating loss, the moral issue of a killer set free, a health dilemma (which adds important perspective to his moral dilemma), and a new relationship that brings both hope and new perspectives to his struggles with an imperfect justice system. To say more would spoil a crime tale that unwinds quickly and effectively.
I would advise the reader, however, that SW Florida really isn’t quite so bad as portrayed in terms of miscarriages of justice, nor from the frequency of horrific crimes, but an enjoyable crime novel has to take some license, doesn’t it? Good escapism, easy and entertaining, and recommended.
December 12, 2022
Superman and Batman
These two comic book heroes fought against evil. That’s what Bart did also. The author is great in weaving this story. It is thrilling. The characters seem real.
These two comic book heroes fought against evil. That’s what Bart did also. The author is great in weaving this story. It is thrilling. The characters seem real.
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