The only sure way to destroy a man
is to take what he cannot live without.
Three years ago, I had everything.
A beautiful wife.
A son.
A reason for living.
Until a ruthless task force,
assembled under Mayor Michael Culling, with a brutal strategy to make the
streets of Detroit ‘safe’, ripped away everything I loved in a deadly hunt
called The Culling.
They tried to kill me, too. I wish
they had. Now I'm cursed by the memories of that night, and the words I
whispered to my dying wife.
A promise—to avenge the wrong and
set it right.
I’m no longer Nick Ryder. I’m a
masked vigilante. Faceless. Loveless. Fearless. A man with nothing left to
lose—one who's seen the dark and violent truth behind the city’s flawless
veneer.
Michael Culling doesn’t know who I
am. Or what I want. All he knows is that I’ve kidnapped his beautiful
wife.
An eye for an eye—isn’t that how
the saying goes? And Aubree Culling is the perfect pawn to destroy him.
If she doesn’t destroy me first.
WARNING: **Not recommended for
readers under the age of 18 due to graphic violence, sex and strong language.
Trigger warning for self harm.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a story of revenge and survival. It's told in first person, alternating between Nick and Aubree. Flashbacks are also prominent. Basically Detroit is a cesspool ran by an alliance of the worst of the worst in criminals and city officials. Human trafficking, rape and murder happen as freely as crossing the street. The storyline gets quite brutal at times.
Michael Culling is the head of this evil undertaking. What he took from Nick is just unimaginable. It can never make up for what he's been through, but Nick is on a mission to take Culling and his crew down as painfully as possible. Part of his plan includes Culling's wife Aubree. What Nick comes to know is that he and Aubree have more in common than anyone realized.
I recommend this book for someone who likes the whole Dark Knight idea with added very mature content. Nick is reminiscent of the DC character, but he also comes with plenty of extra twists.
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