"The victims of a delusional psychotic killer turn the holidays from snow white to blood red."
Reviewed by Lynn Cunningham
Posted November 18, 2011
Holiday | Thriller
Jeremy Cavalon and Lucy Walsh have been through hell during
their lives with pasts that are the stuff nightmares are
made of. Having grown up together, it wasn't that much of a
stretch that they would suddenly realize that they're in
love with each other. That realization led to their marriage
and the beginning of their own family. Even that wasn't as
happy as it should have been. Lucy has had two miscarriages
and that has cast a bit of a damper on their life together. Things start to look up when Lucy once again finds herself
pregnant and has managed to make it through her seventh
month. She and Jeremy both have to work, though he wants her
to be able to quit and stay off of her feet. But Christmas
is looming near and Lucy wants to keep working as long as
she can. Things aren't perfect, but they're pretty good. Then, almost simultaneously, they receive an eviction notice
out of nowhere as well as the news that Jeremy's wealthy
grandmother has apparently slipped and fallen in her
bathroom,resulting in her death. This is sad news but also
an answer as to where they'll live for a while. So they
settle into the luxurious New York apartment in time for the
holidays. Lucy's brother, Ryan, has started a new relationship with a
mystery woman that has promised to meet his family at
Christmas. Even though Lucy finds it odd that the woman is
so hesitant to meet Ryan's family, she accepts that her
brother is finally happy with someone. In the midst of all of these things, a murderer is
methodically taking care of all the sinners in her life.
This is a very dangerous person who sees Lucy and Jeremy as
people that have taken something very precious from her;
something only SHE was meant to have. She's taken her time
in setting her plan in motion and it seems to be going well.
Everyone that has ever "wronged" her will get what's coming
to them as she takes her vengeance. Will her diabolical plan reach its conclusion or will she be
stopped in time to save Lucy, Jeremy and their baby? I personally have been a Wendi Corsi Staub fan for years.
I've probably read close to everything she's published and I
can't recommend her enough to those that like suspenseful
novels. HELL TO PAY is no exception. Ms. Staub has, once
again, crafted a nerve jangling book that is really hard to
put down until the last page.
SUMMARY
And so it begins . . . again. Survivors of a serial killer who invaded their childhood,
Lucy Walsh and Jeremy Cavalon are married now, replacing
nightmares of their terrifying past with joyful dreams of
the upcoming birth of their first child. Fiercely determined
to protect the fragile balance of their lives, Lucy doesn’t
know that her new husband guards a deadly secret . . . or
that an Act of God is about to unleash a vengeful fury. For shell-shocked Lucy and Jeremy, the horrible death of a
loved one is a tragic accident. But for a shadowy predator,
it’s the first step toward completing a deadly mission that
was interrupted so long ago. Now, at last, the members of
the Walsh and Cavalon families will pay for their sins, one
by one . . .
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