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"The Vendetta Factor" by Tim Smith - Book Review by Richard Blake
The Vendetta Factorby Tim SmithPublishAmerica (2006)ISBN 9781424141258 Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (5/07)
From the first sentence of the prologue to the last sentence of the epilogue, Tim Smith takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride of plot twists, adventure, and suspense. "The Vendetta Factor" has all the ingredients of mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure, interlaced with humor and subtle satire.
Nick Seven, former CIA agent, now a club owner in Florida finds himself in the middle of a turf war between the Musante Family and Dominic Ferrone, heir to the Scarletti Family of New York. Ferrone wants to take over the Musante Family control of organized crime in the state of Florida. Justice prosecutor Michael Quinn has a private agenda, for personal power and promotion that adds another level of complication to Nick's dilemma. Aided by his girlfriend Felicia, FBI agent Bob Teague, and Key Largo's sheriff Ted Cain, Nick is drawn into a web of bloodshed, thugs, and ultimate revenge.
"The Vendetta Factor" has great movie potential. Smith is convincing in presenting insights into mafia thinking, their reasoning, their strategy, their motivation, and their lust for revenge, retaliation, and vengeance. The character Crisotto, "the Crease," is described: "His weathered face told the entire story of a man who had lived a dangerous life on the fringe of civilized society."
Smith's characters are realistic. Nick is described this way, "He was never one who liked having to dance to someone else's tune, and when that someone insisted he do so he naturally dug in his heels even harder." Strong dialog keeps the reader on target with the many plot twists and scene changes. Word pictures and imagery of the locale are colorful and authentic. Descriptions of violence and sex are sometimes graphic.
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