While vacationing in Las Vegas, Mason and Kelly Reed are the apparent victims of a violent crime. Mason, shot twice in the chest, appears to be dead. In reality, it’s the beginning of an intricate plot secretly conceived by Mason himself. After successfully staging his own death, he is now free to move in stealth. He sets into motion a plan that has smoldered in his mind and heart for over a decade. Mason seeks vengeance for an unforgivable crime, and his friend Carl agrees to help with the logistics. Together, they work out every detail. As Mason proceeds, he discovers his adversary—the very target of his revenge—has become aware of the pending threat. A confrontation awaits. Despite his trepidation, Mason can’t turn back. Too many bridges have been burned, and too many laws have been broken. Filled with uncertainty and fear for the future but fueled by unrelenting passion and determination, he risks everything to see that justice is finally served.
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Erik M. Larson lives with his wife, Melissa, and sons, Alec and Evan, in Southern California.
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127 of 131 people found the following review helpful:
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What Amazon doesn't want you to know.,
This review is from: An Act of Vengeance (Paperback)
I must admit I am only half way through the book, having spent the last two and a half hours thus engaged . I have some remarks. First off, I believe that Erik M. Larson may be riding on the coattails of another Erik Larson. When I searched for the latter, pairing it with White City and Thunderstruck, this book came up also, suggesting that the same author wrote both. Far far from it. In fact at the bottom of the Amazon review page I see beneath their tag suggestions. All of these refer to Erik Larson's work. Nothing in this book is historical, true, placed in Chicago, is thrilling, has anything to do with the Columbian Exposition of the early 1900s or is about a serial killer. So if you got caught unawares, Amazon was in no hurry to correct that misapprehension as long as it sold more books for them. After just finishing three of Erik Larson's books, so disparate the levels of writing, I felt that I was reading the work of a high school junior. Everything was so contrived. The author's use of italicized Korean words was obvious and heavy handed" In fact his use of italicize was very annoying. All of it screamed out "I know something you don't know," Just write, use words to knit your story not stick out like a huge sore thumb. I have bet myself that I know the plot and knew it within the first forty pages. If I am wrong, I will surely retract some of my statement but most of it will still stand. It is written for a fast read with a slightly catchy story promised but will fade quickly from thought. Whereas the real Erik Larson has provoked in me the desire to want more both of his work and of the subjects written about, this book gives me nothing to think about. We'll see what he delivers.
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When I first saw this book and the name Erik Larson, I was excited to think that THE Erik Larsen, author of the great "Isaac's Storm" and "The Devil in White City" had written a mystery. I ordered it without further investigation, my own fault. When the book arrived, it was by Erik M. Larson. The writing is very trite, non-compelling, and dull. I never even finished it. Buyer beware. Even some of Amazon's links to Erik Larson in the book write-up take you to THE Erik Larson. Come on, Amazon. You should have added the M. You are much better than that.
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Don't waste your time.,
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This is not the same Erik Larson that Wrote Devil in the White City or Isaac's Storm. You would think that Amazon would realize this and quit grouping their books together.
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Brian Schaefer, Las Vegas, Carl Runner, San Diego, Social Security, Southern California, Mason Reed, Mandy Reed, Roger Lewis, The Lighthouse, Tim Stanfield, Heber Springs, The Willows, Pasadena City College, The Trap, Little Rock, Ann Street, South Carolina, Kelly Reed, Sahara Avenue, Eli Johnston, Jack Dalton, Greer Ferry Lake, Julie Reed Browse Sample Pages:
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