Vengeance Follows edition by Scott Lax Literature Fiction eBooks
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“Mesmerizing and masterful . . . Aching suspense . . . Gets inside the head of a lethal sociopath while maintaining a loving evocation of a quiet Ohio town with a Richard-Russo-like respect for the human soul.”
—Ron Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and New York Times #1 bestselling coauthor of Flags of Our Fathers
A young man loses the true love of his life and seeks vengeance from the man he holds responsible for his wife’s death. Told with elegant simplicity, this novel of literary suspense is a tragic story of love and loss that ultimately reveals the cruelty of human nature and the healing power of forgiveness.
Sam and Sophie’s idyllic life of Parisian cafés, fine wine, and romantic passion is torn apart when Sophie is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. Then Sophie reveals something that happened years before they met—a horrific event that changed her life and left her wounded in ways no one knew. She’s found peace in the years since, she swears to Sam. But then she’s gone, and Sam finds only pain.
Bereft and alone, he leaves the City of Light and seeks solace in a small French village where no one knows him or his past. Troubled in heart and mind, he knows one man is responsible for Sophie’s death. Sam cannot live without confronting him and holding him accountable for his past crimes.
And so Sam travels to America, to a charming little Ohio town where lights twinkle on the snow in winter and fairs shimmer in the summer heat. Here, Sam will seek his revenge—and find retribution for his lost love in a way he could never imagine . . .
More praise for "Vengeance Follows"
“Lyrical and stark by turns, Vengeance Follows is as spare as a Hemingway story and as creepy as one by Poe.”
—Mary Doria Russell, 2005 Pulitzer Prize nominee and
author of The Sparrow
“Lean, compelling, and impossible to put down. I plowed through Scott Lax’s Vengeance Follows and enjoyed every minute of a book written by an author at the top of his game.”
—Josh Karp, author of A Futile and Stupid Gesture and
Straight Down the Middle
“Beautifully written and memorable . . . A story of poignant love, brutal loss, and triumph renewal, a testament to the human spirit against all odds.”
—Phillip Gardner, author of Someone To Crawl Back To
“A spare and elegant tale about wayward grief on a collision course with what Hannah Arendt termed ‘the banality of evil.’ Set in a small town in Ohio, the story hurtles toward a fierce inevitability, and you will find yourself wondering whether mere human goodness is enough to alter its course. In Scott Lax’s hands, how this question gets worked out through closely drawn characters, and through crimes old and new, achieves a level of real artistry.”
—Shelley Costa, author of You Cannoli Die Once
Vengeance Follows edition by Scott Lax Literature Fiction eBooks
Awesome book. It is a great read. It keeps your interest to the very end. My bookclub chose this as our November pick.Product details
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Vengeance Follows edition by Scott Lax Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
This novel is absorbing from the first page. It's the kind of book you stay awake reading three chapters more than you intended to read because it's absorbing and encompassing. The pace of this novel is unfurls well as you're ushered through the first pages. You find yourself deeply caring about the unique yet approachable characters. When tragedy strikes -- and it does -- readers are treated to a firsthand view of an intensely personal take on a universal despair.
"Vengeance Follows" blends genres adroitly. Elements from suspenseful mysteries, psychological thrillers, true crime and passion intertwine to create a riveting narrative that is all about characters. Surprises and twists and revelations are in store. This book is not to be missed.
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I enjoyed the easygoing, laid back style writing of the author, it could have easily been boring but somehow it wasn't. There was a little of something for everyone, drama, suspense, romance and sex. I will say, that I had hoped for a stronger finish, it was a bit anticlimactic but other than that I would recommend this book to serious readers..
I read this novel over two engrossing days, days in which I was reluctant to take breaks to eat and sleep. Here's the story. When Sam's wife dies of a brain tumor, he blames the man who beat and raped her years before, causing the head injury that may have caused her tumor. Will vengeance follow? How will Sam find meaning to go on without the love of his life? Must he avenge her death to do her honor? Scott Lax is a wonderful writer, who gently guides you into the heart of his characters. There is goodness in each of them, flawed though they may be, so that you are rooting for a good resolution to Sam's terrible dilemma. You relax into the little Ohio town where Sam goes to confront his nemesis and enjoy Sam's love of wine in a way that allows you to learn something without any pedantic preaching. What will Sam decide to do? No spoilers here, you will have to find out for yourself by reading Scot t Lax's excellent novel.
I received this book as an ebook free from the author through LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review. A man loses the love of his life to a brain tumor felt to possibly be the result of past head trauma and seeks revenge against the man who raped and beat her years before. The book follows him through the stages of grief as he looks for resolution for the death of his wife. He develops many wonderful and caring friendships during his journey through grief that help him to find peace and resolution. This is a good story and I really enjoyed the descriptive writing style of the author. I definitely recommend this book.
Vengeance Follows is a poignant story of love and heartache. Sam's love for Sophie goes to the core of his being, and without her he struggles to find any meaning in his life. We follow Sam as he attempts to fill the hollow ache of her absence.
Scott Lax has a knack for getting to the core of characters. We see what drives them. We see the shades of gray with the good guys and the bad. With this story, as the plot unfolds, we see how our lives tangle together, even when we aren't aware of it.
I came into this book with high expectations. After recently reading - or, rather, being fully immersed in - The Year That Trembled, I know what this author is capable of. I wanted that experience again, which I'm sure colors my opinion on this one. The opening third of this book felt more cinematic, as if I was watching the story play out instead of experiencing it. I have to say it would make a fantastic movie, but I wanted to immerse myself in the characters. I wanted to feel it more than see it.
A couple of details didn't quite sit right for me. One instance is with Sam's job. He is a writer, yet he doesn't have an Internet connection or even a phone. He doesn't seem to have much contact at all with his editor and/or the publisher(s), which I just didn't find realistic.
Despite these minor issues, there is much to love here. Scott Lax is no doubt an author to watch.
Great suspense/love story in a Norman Rockwell town setting! Highly recommend!
Great story line, unpredictable ending, a book you won't want to put down. The book is believable, interesting and you are excited to know the outcome of the characters.
Awesome book. It is a great read. It keeps your interest to the very end. My bookclub chose this as our November pick.
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