VICTIM'S CHOICE

In this incredible first novel, Michael McClister tells an astonishingly eerie tale of revenge. Joe Colby is a successful TV newscaster. He had just lost his wife to a long battle with cancer when his world crumbled again: One year ago, a part-time handyman savagely raped and killed Joe's young daughter, and brutally murdered Joe's son when he bravely attempted to save his sister. Consumed with a mad need for revenge, Joe schemes for a way to get at the murderer, awaiting appeal in prison. Although Joe's wild plan fails, it makes him and his show the center of attention. So when the wives of a criminal defense attorney and a judge who is seen as easy on offenders are brutally murdered, their bodies bearing the message Now you know how it feels and signed "the Avengers," Joe is the obvious choice to cover the search for the killers. Other similar murders follow as hysteria rises. Joe's girlfriend is approached by the mysterious group. A hotshot special detective who quotes Shakespeare and is known for always getting his man (or woman) is brought in. The news show is picked up nationally and Joe tapes a hidden interview with a member of the mysterious and frightening group- the ultimate in tension. Surprising at every turn, this is a crime story you won't forget.

DOUBLE DEAL (Review)

Elmo Finn, first introduced in McClister's Victim's Choice, is a former CIA commando as well as a number of other things, although very few people could tell you exactly what. An old Vietnam buddy of Elmo's, now the governor of Tennessee, has been receiving death threats. As the governor and his body men struggle to improve security, little do they expect that the immediate threat is posed by Elmo Finn himself. But as Elmo stealthily penetrates the governor's inner sanctum, another crisis erupts - the governor's wife is kidnapped. Instead of cold cash, the kidnappers demand an unusual ransom - the release from prison of a convicted bank robber, whom they mysteriously label a political prisoner. The call goes out to Elmo's old Vietnam cadre, they quickly assemble in Nashville, and the game is afoot. And while Tennessee is not Vietnam, it has its own brand of guerillas - a shadowy religious cult-cum-well-armed militia that soon becomes the chief suspect in the twisting, turning hunt for the First Lady. The surprises that keep popping up, and the tricks that Elmo and his men learned in war, will fascinate readers and keep them glued to the pages as this action-packed story unfolds.