VENDETTA’S VICTIM

Alex Matthews

Intrigue Press

ISBN: 1-890768-14-6

April 1999

Mystery

 

The third book in the Cassidy McCabe Mystery series lures Cassidy and Zach into the mind of a sick, demented man.   Someone is building relationships with area women, becoming sexually active, and then turning sadistic—tying them up, virtually raping these insecure women and ending the session by injecting them with a syringe of his HIV positive blood.  Imagine their fear and hopelessness as they find they are now also HIV positive.  When these women receive letters from “Cliff” stating they should seek Cassidy for therapy, most of the women are outraged, positive that Cassidy is also in on his demented scheme.

Cassidy already has her hands full, her loveable cat, Starshine, is now the proud mama to three overly rambunctious kittens, Calvin, Hobbes and Sylvia.  Cassidy is searching for homes for each kitten, and also fighting her own attachments to the little ones.  When Cliff’s victims begin seeking her out, with Zach’s assistance, she must begin examining each of her past and present male patients to identify Cliff before any other women are hurt.

While this subject sounds dark and dreary, do not let that scare you off.  Cassidy’s gran gets more of a role in the series now, and the eighty-four-year-old spitfire is a hoot!  I will be happy to see more and more of her in the future.  Cassidy and Zach are now living together.   Cassidy is unsure he truly plans to stay, so she is extremely hesitant to let him pay the bills, but he insists.  Cassidy knows she is falling in love with him, and at the same time, she is terrified that he will end up like her ex-husband. 

In all, VENDETTA’S VICTIM is another winner!  Cassidy’s living from paycheck to paycheck is something that most will find easy to relate to, the humorous touches add relief to the chilling suspense found within the pages, and Starshine and her brood’s antics also add lightheartedness to the story. 

 

Reviewed by  Tracy Farnsworth

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