Book Review of Every Dead Thing by John Connolly

Book Review of Every Dead Thing by John Connolly

Every Dead Thing by John Connolly All three of the themes are in this intense crime thriller. Revenge as Charlie Parker pursues the man responsible for his wife and daughter’s death (no spoiler, it’s in the prologue), justice as most crime thrillers and PI novels...
Book Review of Calculated Risk by Lynn Shannon

Book Review of Calculated Risk by Lynn Shannon

Calculated Risk by Lynn Shannon This surprisingly good book (I’ll get to the surprisingly in a bit) was about justice, with vengeance as the motive for the bad guys, and redemption around love for both the main characters. I say surprisingly because this is a romantic...
Book Review of Lost Light by Michael Connelly

Book Review of Lost Light by Michael Connelly

Lost Light by Michael Connelly As all Harry Bosch books are, this one is strong on justice. There is an undercurrent of vengeance running through it that isn’t obvious until toward the end. I didn’t pick up on any redemption. Regrets and guilt, yes, but not true...
Movie Review of Bullet Train

Movie Review of Bullet Train

Movie Review of Bullet Train directed by David Leitch This entertaining, though violent movie is all about vengeance. Whether justice is served I’ll leave to the viewer. There are definitely moments of poetic justice. The main character, who goes by the code name...