Eight years ago, Tate Holloway was a respected San Diego
homicide detective handling a high-profile serial-killer
case with his partner and close friend Jack. When Jack was
killed in a confrontation with the serial killer, known as
The Eye, Tate had no qualms about killing the deranged
killer. However, when further investigation by Tate led him
to believe The Eye may have had an accomplice, none of his
superiors would consider it. Instead, they labeled him
mentally unbalanced for his incessant connection to a case
they considered closed - and kicked him off the force.
Never getting over the excitement of investigative work,
Tate opened a PI business four years ago and hired Rita
Jones, a woman with more clandestine connections than Tate
could have ever perceived. She is also a modern-day madam --
and Tate is her star gigolo. Hey, it pays the bills when PI
business is slow.
When the college-age daughter of a rich and powerful man is
murdered with the same MO as The Eye, police are sure it is
a copy-cat. As evidence builds, Tate finds he has become
the main suspect. Knowing he is being set up still does not
make it any easier to prove his innocence, especially since
no one will believe him when he insists The Eye is not
dead. But Tate is not alone in his quest to find the real
killer; the ever-resourceful Rita is doing everything she
can to help. With everyone against him and the press
crucifying him as a murderer, male prostitute and now a
fugitive, Tate and Rita have their work cut out for them.
VENGEANCE IS NOW is a quick read considering it is nearly
impossible to put down once started. Characterization is
distinctive, plot development fast and furious, and pay
close attention so as not to miss any of the wily plot
twists. VENGEANCE IS NOW is a stellar debut for Scott D.
Roberts, and the first entry in his Tate Holloway
series. The teaser included for the next book in the series
has me eagerly anticipating its release.
“I placed the plastic bag over her face and squeezed at the
base of her
neck. She was resigned to her fate. You could almost hear
the fear in her
eyes. She took her last labored breath and her chest was
still. Oh, the
vacant stare. Yes, you've never really lived until you've
seen the life leave
another human being…”
A down-and-out and disgraced former police detective and
P.I., Tate
Holloway has turned to a life of soaking his sorrows in a
bottle of Tequila,
smoking weed, and turning tricks with high-class wealthy
women to make
a living. Balancing his empty life of surfing and keeping
his secret life away
from his girlfriend, Tate finds his entire world turned
upside down when
he’s set up, framed, and forced to go on the run for
unspeakable crimes.
Vengeance is Now is a taunt, erotic and action-packed
thriller about a
fallen detective whose redemption can only be found by
bringing a killer
to justice. Tate has to shrewdly turn the tables from being
the hunted
to the hunter in this heart-pounding, adrenaline rush of a
thriller. Each
stunning, breakneck-paced revelation brings Tate closer to
the dark truth
and uncovers departmental and political corruption that
leads to a final
showdown of good vs. evil in the race for vengeance.
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