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Credible threat / J.A. Jance.
"Years after her son's fatal overdose, grieving mother Rachel Higgins learns that his addiction may have grown out of damage suffered at the hands of a pedophile priest while he was in high school. Looking for vengeance, she targets the Catholic Church's most visible local figure, Archbishop Francis Gillespie. When the archbishop begins receiving anonymous threats, local police dismiss them, saying they're not credible. So he turns to his friends, Ali Reynolds and her husband, B. Simpson. With B. out of the country on a cybersecurity emergency, it's up to Ali to track down the source of the threats. When a shooter assassinates the archbishop's driver and leaves the priest himself severely injured, Ali forms an uneasy alliance with a Phoenix homicide cop in hopes of preventing another attack. But Ali doesn't realize that the killer has become not only more unhinged but also more determined to take out his or her target."--Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781982131074
- ISBN: 1982131071
- Physical Description: 323 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Prince Rupert Library | Janc (Text) | 33294002090777 | Adult Fiction - Second Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2020 May #1
Grieving mother Rachel Higgins, who blames her son's death on a pedophile priest, turns her wrath on the Catholic Church, as represented by Arizona Archbishop Francis Gillespie. Anonymous threats soon escalate to a more desperate plan, and Ali Reynolds; her husband, B. Simpson; and the crew of High Noon Enterprises are brought in to investigateâand keep the archbishop alive. The plot, which hinges on a 70-year-old former homemaker turned vigilante becoming a criminal mastermind via the internet and shows like Forensic Files, certainly strains credulity, but it is somewhat anchored by real emotions of grief, guilt, and the comforting power of faith. Regardless of the lack of plausibility, longtime series fans will enjoy Jance's trademark fast pace and the tough but principled lead character. Numerous references to past cases and character histories may not make this the best choice for first-time readers of the series. Those wishing to start at the beginning can check out Edge of Evil (2006), the series debut. Copyright 2020 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2020 April #2
The archbishop of Phoenix, threatened with death by a woman determined to avenge the long-ago suicide of her abused son, turns for help to Ali Reynolds and B. Simpson, the married couple behind the cybersecurity firm High Noon Enterprises, and one of them responds in spades. Still grieving the death of her friend Alexandra Munsey, Ali is in no mood for further heroics. But she's struck by the sincerity and humility of Archbishop Francis Gillespie, who's helped High Noon before, when he shows the couple the anonymous threats against him that have been dropped in collection baskets around the diocese. He has no idea who's sending them, but readers do: It's housewife Rachel Higgins, whose life has ground to a hellish halt ever since her son, David, fatally overdosed several years ago. When a chance discovery reveals that David was one of the victims of his swim coach, predatory priest Paul Needham, Rachel vows revengeânot against Needham, whose prison term was cut short when he died of AIDS in 2008, but against his enablers in the church. The irony that Gillespie has stood out from most churchmen because of the unflagging, "no-holds-barred" measures he's taken against abusive priests is completely lost on her as she methodically plots to execu te him and frame homeless Desert Storm veteran Jack Stoneman for his murder. When a nonnegotiable demand from a Swiss client who faces a ransomware threat takes B. to Zurich, Ali is left virtually on her own to protect the archbishop from a determined and increasingly resourceful killer. Patient, professional, and uninspired, without a single memorable character, plot twist, or surprise. Copyright Kirkus 2020 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2020 April #2
Is it possible to feel sympathy for a cold-blooded killer? Bestseller Jance pulls it off in her poignant 15th Ali Reynolds mystery (after 2019's
Copyright 2020 Publishers Weekly.The A List ). Rachel Higgins has been going through the motions in the years since her grown son, David, died of an overdose. But after she realizes that David was molested as a teen by his swimming coach, Father Needham, at St. Francis High in Phoenix, Rachel carefully plots her revenge. Since Needham died of AIDS in prison after being convicted of multiple counts of pedophilia, Rachel decides to kill Needham's superior, Archbishop Francis Gillespie, for letting it happen. When the archbishop begins receiving anonymous threats, he asks High Noon Enterprises, a cybersecurity firm owned by Ali and her husband, B. Simpson, to investigate after the police dismiss the notes as not a credible threat. When B. has to go overseas, the case is left to Ali and her team of cyber experts. Depth of character compensates for some overwriting. Jance has rendered a masterly study of the effects of grief, rage, and the power of forgiveness.Agent: Alice Volpe, Northwest Literary. (June)
