Publisher's Synopsis
'This vigilante thriller has all the hallmarks that made Helen Zahavi's Dirty Weekend such a controversial hit in the 1990s, and more besides. In it, Jack Jones, a disillusioned defence solicitor born with a rare condition that stops him from feeling pain, describes his evolution into The Revengelist, a black-clad night-time visitor serving justice on the scumbags he sees evading the law in his day job. The resulting narrative, hard-boiled to perfection, comes across like Jim Thompson rewriting American Psycho, as The Revengelist's specific brand of "proportionate punishment" takes on increasingly creative forms. The book, tongue in cheek, nods its head towards its Hollywood superheroes while raising disturbing questions about the public's seemingly insatiable thirst for popular and fantasist vengeance against those who would harm them.' (John Lake, author The Leeds Six Trilogy.) Jack Jones is a man with serious issues. Abused as a child, Jack is now a disillusioned lawyer losing faith in the criminal justice system. With his grandmother's death, Jack's childhood memories resurface, forcing him to confront his anger at what he suffered. With his insider's perspective on criminal justice, Jack sees that too many are getting away with their crimes. So he decides to take matters into his own hands. After all, with a rare genetic gift that prevents him feeling pain, he's the right man for the job. So he'll suit up... and punish the guilty the way they ought to be punished. But Jack will soon find out that taking the law into his own hands has unforeseen consequences."
