Revenge

The theme of revenge runs throughout this story of deceit, lies, murder, and mayhem. When Freddy Morris, a low-level thug in the Savich crime organization, dares to rat out his boss, Savich decides to send a message to others who would dare do the same thing. Morris’ tongue is cut out before he is shot to death. And never one to waste an opportunity, Savich has one of his minions leave the tongue in Detective Hatcher’s refrigerator to avenge the cop’s relentless pursuit of him and to warn him to back off.

Elise Laird is a complicated person. She is married to a respected judge but all is not what it seems. While she appears to be a stylish and spoiled and vapid woman, underneath she is a woman obsessed with avenging the death of her brother who was also killed by Savich. Her...