Justice Delivered
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5.0 • 16 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Carly Smith came by her trust issues honestly. A victim of sex trafficking, she's been at the mercy of merciless men, ignored by law enforcement officers who should have helped her, and seemingly rejected by her family. She can't even trust herself to do the right thing. Though she escaped her captors and is working hard on building a new life, the past continues to haunt her when she discovers that the man she couldn't bring herself to report to police for fear of reliving her captivity is still out there, luring vulnerable girls under the guise of being a modeling agent.
When her own niece is kidnapped, Carly must overcome her fears and come forward with the information she has before it's too late. When that proves to be not enough, she'll have to go after the perpetrators herself.
Award-winning author Patricia Bradley keeps the suspense taut and the stakes high in this fast-paced story that will have readers turning pages long into the night.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A modeling agent stalks young girls for a sex trafficking ring in this heart-pounding tale from Bradley (Justice Delayed). Carly Smith was kidnapped and sold to sex traffickers at age 17. After six miserable years, she escaped, but her parents don't believe her story. Then her sister is killed. A few years later, in the story's present, Carly's niece Lexi is kidnapped, and Carly, believing she was taken by the same person who kidnapped her, sets out to save Lexi. Her deep distrust of law enforcement makes her leery of accepting the help of her policeman ex-boyfriend, Logan Donovan, but a threat on her life forces her to work with him. The tension ratchets up with every phone call, gunshot, and memory Carly has of being trafficked. Bradley convincingly portrays the ugly realities of human slavery, the emotional and spiritual havoc it plays on victims, and the sheer terror that parents experience when a child is abducted. Characters also wrestle with their faith credibly as Bradley explores the relationship between forgiveness and healing. Though the love story falls a bit flat, secondary characters bring depth and color to this intense page-turner.
Customer Reviews
ADRENALINE RUSH!
JUSTICE DELIVERED (Memphis Cold Case #4) by Patricia Bradley delivers a total Adrenaline Rush! Main character Carly Smith will grab your heart as you learn her background and then discover the grit, grace and fortitude instilled in the young woman. She has made an almost total transformation of her life in spite of the vile things that were perpetrated on her by others - including law enforcement officers who chose to look the other way instead of helping her and other young girls like her. Carly has no one she can trust and often wonders if she can even trust herself. Will she find just one person she can trust? Can she trust her former boyfriend who is now a law enforcement officer and work with him during some of her most terrifying times? This book is a thriller and I read it in one day! I was provided an ARC of this book by Revell Publishing and NetGalley. The opinions expressed here are completely my own and without influence.
JUSTICE DELIVERED
JUSTICE DELIVERED. Patricia Bradley
Under the lure of a modeling agency the girls are sold into sex trafficking. The story begin with Carly, eight years of abuse, to finally escape him. The fear and shame, feeling unworthy, probably never will. An older sister she finally located, yet couldn’t bring herself to call, after this much time, afraid of being rejected. Finally a call, Lia comes, married to a cop, and wants to see justice done, and to prevent others., Carly gives her a name, she couldn’t relive those days, not now Working at a recovery center now, her love of horses and helping others. Then while visiting Memphis she is shot. A man who is now a cop, remembers someone with starburst eyes, but who. Her counselor, said she needs to learn to trust, that Logan is a good guy. The plot is thick with tension, each page grips you of what Carly is going thru.
The uncertainty of each day that she will be found out, a procession of a barrette she is never without. A story that will grip you and one you won’t. forget reading. Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion by Net Galley and Revell.