Carly and her partner Joe are the first on the scene of 3
gang members shot execution style. One is still alive but barely holding on.
With all of the unrest by the Ocean’s First group protesting the renovation of
the wharf area the town of Las Playas does not need a gang war to start, but
that is exactly what it looks like is going to happen.
Carly is constantly in a state of worry for her husband
Nick’s safety. With Nick and his team trying to find out what is going on with
the two major gangs in the city he is in danger on a daily basis. Carly knows
she needs to trust in the Lord for both of their safety, but knowing that and
practicing trust are very difficult.
When Carly meets an ex-con looking for trouble she makes an
enemy in him and his journalist girlfriend. The girlfriend is determined to
smear Carly’s name and portray her as a crooked cop. Things don’t look good for
Carly when her partner Joe is hurt on the job and several confrontations with
the ex-con make it look like she is harassing him.
When it looks like so many things are being orchestrated by
unknown people Carly, Nick and their fellow co-workers know that they need to
find the perpetrators behind all of the happenings before it is too late. Who is out for revenge and what is the reason?
One of the things about Janice Cantore’s stories that I like
is the attention to detail as far as police procedure goes. I like reading all
of the technical stuff or “inside” stuff. Add in a bit of suspense and it all
makes for a well-written adventure that I have enjoyed in each story. While I
like Carly and Nick’s characters very well I find that Carly’s partner Joe
could almost be a non-character. In each book he has had something happen that
causes him to not be able to be a part of whatever investigation is going on at
the time. The poor guy really needs a break!
Avenged was an exciting read and I look forward to other books by Janice
Cantore.
