Necessary Evil [Paperback]

Aaron Cole (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 2005

Billy Hawkins learns at a young age that his complement of human attributes is incomplete. After consciously making the decision to eliminate the man who has been physically abusing his mother, Billy finds within himself the degree of moral flexibility needed to successfully carry out the execution.

During his second year at Rice University, Billy finds a second application for his unique traits. When Billy witnesses his childhood sweetheart and soul mate being attacked by a campus rapist, he unflinchingly applies deadly force to the assailant—feeling no remorse. Billy then decides to alter his education plans to facilitate a demonstration for the Catholic Church concerning its misguided defense of priests guilty of child sex abuse. Although his main goal is to convince the church hierarchy to revise its methods of selecting priest candidates, Billy presents an object lesson by assassinating priests who are known child predators sheltered by the church bureaucracy.

After a substantial hit of ten American priests on a sex tour in Mexico, a joint FBI-police task force is formed to put an end to Billy’s crusade. The skills and dedication of a crusty Seattle police sergeant and a young female FBI agent combine in an effort to trap the unknown slayer of priests in what they hope to be a final episode.

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About the Author

Aaron Baker Cole has spent much of his professional life in the technical sector, supporting private and government programs relating to space research and national security. He lives and writes in southern California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (October 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595358993
• ISBN-13: 978-0595358991
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,744,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars my highest rating of an A+, July 30, 2007

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Reviewed by William Phenn for Reader Views (7/07)


Not much is known about Aaron Baker Cole; he is as much a mystery as the book he wrote. Some things I did manage to find out. Aaron Baker Cole cut his teeth on technical writing in the fields of space technology and national security. So I was not surprised that there was not a lot of information available. I'm sure the sensitive nature of his previous assignments warranted a classified cloak. I do know he lives and writes somewhere in southern California and has written another book, "Forms of Madness."

"Necessary Evil" has a most intriguing plot. It deals with a young man's crusade to rid the world of pedophiles. But the strange twist is that it is not about your average, street-version pedophile; it deals with pedophiles within the clergy, those that the Catholic Church has either elected to relocate or turn a blind eye to.

Aaron begins by telling us about William (Billy) Hawkins, a young man who lost his father at an early age and had to contend with a stepfather that would beat up on his mother. So after putting up with this violence for quite some time, Billy decides to do something about it. What he does propels Billy into a maze of intrigue. The story of Billy Hawkins just gets better and better from here on in.

What Billy does to an attacker outside his girlfriend's dorm is just another stepping stone in his quest. For Billy, that quest becomes an almost obsessive compulsion to rid the world of bad priests. Mr. Cole has not held back any good traits in the development of his main character Billy Hawkins. Billy has charisma; he is very likeable, but he is also cunning and very cold. He has no mercy on the pedophiles in the clergy and is ruthless in his judgment of these sick individuals.

With a very sad ending (in my opinion), Billy achieves what he started out to do, with the unexpected help of a most unlikely accomplice. The ending, though sad, was most righteous and very welcomed. Different from what you'd see in a movie or in today's society, it was the "Icing on the cake." I thought "Necessary Evil" was a most-talented exhibition of mystery writing that I have read in a long time. It was very enjoyable and compelled me to read more with every turn of a page.

I highly recommend "Necessary Evil" to all that like a good detective novel. This book had quality printing and great content I gave it my highest rating of an A+.

Received book free of charge.