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Judgment & Wrath

Judgment & Wrath, August 2010
Joe Hunter #2
by Matt Hilton

William Morrow
Featuring: Dantalion; Joe Hunter
352 pages
ISBN: 0061718130
EAN: 9780061718137
Hardcover
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"The non-stop action will keep you reading and your heart pounding"

Fresh Fiction Review

Judgment & Wrath
Matt Hilton

Reviewed by Maria Munoz
Posted August 30, 2010

Thriller Military

Joe Hunter, ex-military and ex-CIA, now lives in Florida and operates as a "problem-solver" for hire. While working a job for his friend, Rink, Hunter is approached by a man who wants him to rescue his daughter, Marianne, from her abusive boyfriend, millionaire Bradley Jorgenson. Hunter's protective nature takes control and he is determined to bring Marianne safely home. The problem is, Marianne is in love with Jorgenson, and Hunter sees no signs of the abuse suggested by her father. The stakes are raised on Hunter's efforts to protect Marianne when a psychotic contract killer, Dantalion, shows up at Jorgenson's exclusive island residence to dispose of Jorgenson, Marianne, and anyone who gets in his way. Dantalion has never failed to complete a job and knows no one can stop him, especially not Joe Hunter. Joe Hunter, first introduced in Dead Men's Dust, is a man who can fight his own battles and those of everyone around him... and win. I have no doubt the non-stop action will keep you reading and make your heart pound. I really enjoyed how Hilton told the story from the points of view of both Hunter and his nemesis, Dantalion. I think providing both perspectives increased the tension by giving the reader information unavailable to the other characters.

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SUMMARY

After barely escaping with his life while trying to save his half brother from a deranged killer, former-military-operative-turned-problem-solver Joe Hunter has a new life—and hopefully a quieter one—in Florida. But he's soon approached by a man who wants Hunter to bring his daughter, Marianne, home. He claims that her boyfriend, millionaire Bradley Jorgenson, is a twisted, abusive man, and he hints that Hunter should use whatever force is necessary to rescue the girl. The problem is, when Hunter finds the couple, Marianne appears happy, and Hunter can find no signs that Jorgenson has hurt her. Things get even more complicated when a crafty contract killer by the name of Dantalion shows up at Jorgenson's exclusive island residence with his sights set on Jorgenson and Marianne. Dantalion has an agenda of his own, and nobody is going to stand in his way. Not even Joe Hunter. When Hunter steps in and saves the couple, what started as a simple matter of snatch-and-grab turns into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse that sets the hunter and the hunted on a grueling chase deep within the Florida swamplands. In this pulse-pounding follow-up to Dead Men's Dust, the smashing debut that introduced Joe Hunter, Matt Hilton delivers an explosive white-knuckled thrill ride that will have readers gasping for breath all the way to the electrifying conclusion.


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