Multi-award winning, New York Times bestselling author Janelle Taylor brings you a psychological thriller that will shock and enthrall you with its intensity as she takes you into the darkest regions of revenge and retribution. When Justice is blind and helpless, a merciless and cunning vigilante steps in and becomes a NECESSARY EVIL, one willing to go to any lengths to punish the guilty. It is "a mix of police procedural, mystery, thriller, and horror."1990- Augusta, GeorgiaThe public and media want to know, is there a serial killer on the prowl? Or is someone just yanking the blindfold off Lady Justice? Who is stepping in as judge, jury, and executioner when criminals escape punishment for horrendous deeds? Is a hero or a villain at work in the Garden City?"The Bible says, 'If men strive, and hurt a woman . . . He shall be punished. Thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.' I say, Heaven and victims raged as another beast was set free. Taking an eye for an eye was left up to me. If Justice is blind or her hands are bound, Rejoice, Good Citizens, for I am around."A note left behind at a grisly crime scene was signed THE AVENGER.Now, the grim stalker had a revealing name and motive, and Lt. Dan Mallory and his squad had to stop him from avenging heinous crimes against women. But the lethal predator proved to be smarter and more deadly than any killer they had ever tracked. No clues. No forensics. Nothing- but a trail of mutilated bodies of men the courts had released on technicalities or loopholes in the legal system.Were the male victims connected? Were they really victims or just finally paying for their past violent crimes? The list of suspects kept changing; and the list of possible prey was long.Crime reporter James Starr knew more than he should about THE AVENGER and his victims. And Starr also knew more than he should about Mallory's precarious past.Warning- this book with its graphic contents and language is for mature audiences only.GRITTY. DARK. SPELL-BINDING. SINISTER. INTENSE. Not for the faint of heart.NECESSARY EVIL is a page turner that will be glued to your hands and will make your heart pound- and compel you to check the locks on your doors and windows.Also included are excerpts of forthcoming UNNECESSARY EVIL and DANGEROUS DECEPTIONS.
About the Author: Born and reared in Athens, GA as a country girl, which gave me great training for writing historical romances. I am married to my best friend of 50 years, have 2 married daughters, and 4 grandchildren. We do a lot of RVing, biking, hiking, fishing, and all sorts of outdoor fun. I graduated from Athens High School and attended Augusta College. I used to be an orthodontic nurse and medical research technologist IV, which gave me many things to use in lots of my books. I write in various genres and subgenres, even horror for my "dark side" and a children's book. I have 55 books/ebooks, 5 novellas, and 4 collections. I've made the NYTimes bestseller list 9 times and the PW Million Copy bestseller list 7 times. I'm honored to have won many awards and done many interviews, TV programs, and hosted a QVC book club show. I'm in print, eBook, audio, Braille, books on tape, book clubs, and more. I have over 60 million copies of my books in print worldwide and have sold in over 50 languages and countries. I began in 1977, sold first two books in 1980, and had my first release in 1981. I have contributed to other authors' books and done many charity events. In 4/08, I was awarded a "Pioneers of The Romance Industry" by RT, and honored as one of the "Legends of Romance" in 5/13. I am in the RWA Hall Of Fame. Listed as one of the "Top Most Famous Georgians" on www.50states.com. I have been on the cover of many publications, including Diabetes Forecast, Athens Magazine, Augusta Magazine, Cableweek, and more. I have been photographed for STAR (2x), PW, NYTimes newspaper, and many others. I have done volunteer work with the ADA, given speeches about diabetes among Native Americans, and written a book about a diabetic heroine, using my own diabetes as research. I help support Lakota Indian children, as I've written two series about the Lakota people. I have been an honored guest at a Lakota Pow Wow and presented with many gifts from them and from Cheyenne. I love creating stories, and I deeply appreciate all my readers, librarians, and booksellers.