Avenging Angel
Love and Death in Old Brooklyn
by Charles S. Isaacs
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Pub Date 25 Apr 2019 | Archive Date 30 Jul 2019
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Description
A riveting tale of revenge, survival, and redemption, wrapped around an unlikely love story, and set against an urban backdrop marked by bigotry and misogyny.
Following a racially motivated rape by three Ku Klux Klansmen, 12-year-old Cassandra Monroe vows revenge. After eight years of training, now a strikingly beautiful assassin, she accomplishes her mission.
Her campaign continues with solitary walks through dark city streets, hoping to be assaulted by men with bad intentions. Those entrapped by her spider’s web pay dearly for their efforts.
Surrounded by three armed men one night, she’s rescued by Mike Borelli, an Italian-American passerby. A stormy, up-and-down relationship ensues. Ultimately, as her rage matures into purposeful action, and as he begins to see the world through her eyes, they become a team.
Along the way, they encounter serial killers, wife-beaters, actual and would-be rapists, gangsters, crooked cops, a kidnapper and a pedophile priest, as well as numerous women in desperate need of their help. Beneath all the action, though, is the blossoming of a most unlikely love story.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781684332472 |
| PRICE | US$7.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Doug Y, Educator
Revenge, racism, and relationships are the 3R’s in this intriguing novel from Charles Isaacs. We often hear that revenge is a dish best served cold, but as 12-year old Cassie grows up and matures, we meet other characters, and sometimes stereotypes, along the way. Much more than an action thriller, this novel serves as an excellent commentary.
cindy l, Reviewer
Although set in the recent past, read no cell phones, this is a pretty fun story about people who have been betrayed and abused and find ways to fight back, prevail and find ways to avenge the wrongs.
The characters are pretty fun, and I most enjoyed Cassie's vengeance against scummy men and I suspect many women will understand in ways those often victimized will understand. That was the best part of the book.
Otherwise, good story; the only problem I had was with all the ridiculous sex. The author retreats to male adolescence with his obsession with constant sex. Clearly this is his fantasy and it does distract from the story.
Cassie is a bit immature for the work she does do and that doesn't always ring true to me since she is such a bad ass otherwise.
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