Let Justice Descend
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3.8 • 49 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Forensics expert Maggie Gardiner and Cleveland detective Jack Renner believe in delivering justice. One follows the rules. The other follows a darker path . . .
Three days before a key election, U.S. Senator Diane Cragin is electrocuted on her own doorstep—a shocking twist in an already brutal political race. The obvious culprit is Cragin’s rival Joey Green, a city official who’s had his hand in every till in town for the past twenty years. But after discovering a fortune in cash in Cragin’s safe, Maggie and Jack suspect they’ve stepped into a much bigger conspiracy—and they’d better watch their backs.
Dogged by a reporter on the verge of discovering the truth about Jack’s deadly brand of justice, Maggie and Jack plow through a city seething with corruption. As one murder leads to another, and another, their only chance to stop a killer requires trusting each other. Easier said than done . . .
Praise for Lisa Black and Her Gardiner and Renner Thrillers
“A must read!” —Charles Todd
“Black keeps the suspense high throughout.” —Publishers Weekly
“Well-plotted and paced . . . with a pair of intriguing protagonists." —Booklist
“One of the best storytellers around.” —Tess Gerritsen
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The electrocution murder of Ohio senator Diane Cragin shortly before election day propels bestseller Black's solid fifth thriller featuring Cleveland crime scene investigator Maggie Gardiner and homicide detective Jack Renner (after 2018's Suffer the Children). Initially, Maggie and Jack's prime suspect is Joe Green, Diane's political rival, but after they discover almost a million dollars in cash in Cragin's house, they're forced to delve into the world of political corruption, bribes, and economic hit men. Meanwhile, Cleveland Herald reporter Lori Russo is working not only on a political corruption story but also on a vigilante case a case that involves a murder Maggie helped Jack cover up. A second murder raises the ante. Maggie wonders if these murders are about politics or something more sinister. Black's deep dive into forensics and crime scene investigation makes the book read at times more like a procedural than a thriller. This wealth of detail, combined with a complex plot, slows the pace of what is otherwise an intriguing tale of skullduggery. On the whole, though, genre fans will be satisfied.
Customer Reviews
Let Justice Descend
Forensic detail added a lot to this story, that was heavy in dealing with money and greed, and political corruption. When a senator is electrocuted one knows that things have turned ugly when they need to elemanite a prominate person. Who wants the power, a good plot to the end.
Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion by Net Galley and Kensington .
Lisa Black’s Let Justice Descend
Election time is three days away!! Diane
Cragin is Cleveland, Ohio incumbent
Senator. She is running against Joseph
Green. This story will present issues of
bribery, corruption, secret negotiations,
murder, distresses, frustrations plus
several murders.
The book starts off with a BANG and keeps
up with a fast paced plot within a plot with
some mind blowing twists and turns.
An array of complex, well created, three
dimensional characters that will keep the
tension high from beginning to the very end.
The story is so well written that the reader
will feel as if they are right there in the
midst of the action.
A Highly Recommended Read.
I volunteered to read Let Justice Defend.
Thanks to the author and publisher via
Book Sirens for the opportunity. My opinion
is voluntary and my own.