Book Synopsis
WHEN IT COMES TO VENGEANCE, AGE IS JUST A NUMBER
Gloria Jones has had enough. She’s sixty-five, approaching retirement, and nearing the end of her tether. If she gets abused in the street by another toerag, someone’s going to swing.
When Gloria collects a gun she saw being thrown into her local park, her decision to turn it in is quickly scuppered after she’s attacked on her way to the police station. Using the gun to make her attackers back off, she accidentally pulls the trigger, and ends up killing them both. In that moment, her life changes forever.
As she struggles to come to terms with what she’s done, Gloria begins to realise there is injustice all around and finds herself transforming from a shy, peaceful woman into a confident and ruthless vigilante, determined to help victims of crime unable to defend themselves. And so begins a three-month campaign, taking revenge against violent criminals up and down the country, helping those who can’t help themselves.
After all, who’s going to question a little old lady just going about her business? Turns out, quite a few people, on both sides of the law, and one in particular seems to know exactly what she’s been up to.
About the Author
Evan was born in Pembury, Kent in 1956 and attended grammar school in Tunbridge Wells.
He left the Metropolitan Police after 30 years service in 2011, serving as one of the countries first Football Intelligence Officers until 1996, then transferring to West End Central, where for 15 years he worked in Soho.
For several years Evan helped run the Soho Unit, specialising in combating drug dealing in the West End. During his career he frequently ran test purchase and buy-bust operations against drug dealers, resulting in the seizure of large amounts of drugs, and the successful prosecution of over 200 dealers, many of whom received lengthy prison sentences.
After retiring from the Metropolitan police, Evan opened ‘Sweet Expectations’ in Rochester, Kent, the UK’s first vegetarian sweet shop.
In 2016 he sold the shop business and retired, before taking up writing in January 2019. In 2016 he sold the shop business and retired, before taking up writing in January 2019.
My review
WOW! I knew from just reading the back of this book’s cover that it would be one to get me hooked. Gloria is not your average grandmother she really is a force to be reckoned with. I loved reading about her antics and how she turned vigilante. Gloria has a passion for helping people and where her family is concerned she will do anything to protect them, another thing I loved about her. It was a real page turner of a book and had many twists and turns that I had to keep reading on to find out what happened next. The ending I did not predict! I would highly recommend this book to everyone. This has been my favourite book I have read so far this year! This is the author’s debut book which is amazing and I am so excited to read more from him. I will be first in line to read anything else published by this author.
Purchase link
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Disclaimer – Thank you to Sean at Red Dog Press for the gifted copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.