Vengeance Is Mine

<P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial>Police Chief Luke Johnson widower and parent of twin boys struggles to restore law and order when confronted by abductions and murder in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags /><st1:place w:st=on><st1:City w:st=on>Somerset</st1:City> <st1:State w:st=on>Indiana</st1:State></st1:place> his home town.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>This mystery novel takes us from the Midwest to <st1:place w:st=on>South America</st1:place> and back strewing victims of abductions and murders in its wake.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial>Four individuals independently arrive in <st1:place w:st=on><st1:City w:st=on>Somerset</st1:City></st1:place> and impact Chief Johnson's life. Gino Ciavatta from NYPD is hired to bolster <st1:City w:st=on><st1:place w:st=on>Somerset</st1:place></st1:City>'s police force.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>Lauren Hubble flees an abusive relationship in <st1:State w:st=on><st1:place w:st=on>Nebraska</st1:place></st1:State>.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>Ryan Bolger youth pastor seeks solace and employment.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>Aaron Carver follows Lauren to <st1:place w:st=on><st1:City w:st=on>Somerset</st1:City></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial>Three attractive women in Somerset vie for Luke Johnson's affection:<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>Amelia Conroy CEO of the small city's largest company often invites him to escort her to company dinners and dances hoping to spark his interest in her; Marci Stewart twin sister to Luke's deceased wife wonders if he will ever fall in love with her; Lauren Hubble relies on Luke's congenial nature and her lack of familiarity with Somerset to win him over.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>Luke is hesitant in each instance.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>He believes he has not yet recovered from his wife's death four years earlier.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial>Mark one of Chief Johnson's twelve-year-old twin sons is kidnapped.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>Luke receives a ransom note:<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>Got your kid.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>   </SPAN>You will never see him alive again.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>Vengeance is mine!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial>Moses Feltner an old man living on Sugar Creek sees a man acting suspiciously in Pine Hills Forest Preserve and reports it to Chief Johnson.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>