VENDETTA by Craig Gaydas
While auditing claims and underwriting transactions at Martens
Insurance Group, Jody uncovers possible embezzlement of funds by one of the
Underwriters. She goes to her boss / CFO
with her suspicions, which results a hit from the Mob on her and her fiance. Now she’s back for revenge.
This isn’t a typical who-dunnit story, as we know who the
killers are almost from the beginning. But
we do get to follow around with Detective Chuck Ferraro as he tries to piece
together the multiple murders of Alex and Jody, her missing body and the other
murders that start springing up around his quiet town. We also follow along with Jody as she begins
her vendetta against everyone involved with the embezzlement and the death of
Alex and herself.
I thought the characters were well-developed and even
though I knew Jody would end up dead, how else are you going to have a
paranormal vendetta?, I still felt sad for her in the way she died. I really enjoyed the end of the book and I
thought it was a perfect ending. Another
character I really enjoyed was Dalton Fitch. He was the counterpoint to her
lust for revenge.
There were some issues with the plot that I disagree
with. One, it’s only a few days after
Alex is murdered, but Jody’s sitting on his grave, wondering why she was
brought back. His body wouldn’t even
have been released from the morgue yet, let alone buried. Second, an embezzlement of this magnitude,
via claims and underwriting practices, would’ve already been discovered by the
State Insurance Department. I’ve worked
in health insurance for most of my life, I know how it works. Insurance companies get audited constantly by
the states they sell insurance in. Embezzlement
happens in insurance companies, it happened in one I worked for, but not
through claim payments. Insurance
Departments keep an eagle eye on these types of transactions.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. If you like a dark mystery with a twist of
paranormal, you should read this book. I
give it 4 feathers.
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