| Category: | Thriller |
|---|---|
| Author: | J-S Rioux |
| Publisher: | Friesen Press |
| Publication Date: | December 11, 2023 |
| Number of Pages: | 276 |
| ISBN-10: | 1039192602 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1039192607 |
| ASIN: | B0CRVWLVGN |
In J-S Rioux’s Death Followed Us Home, elite Army
Rangers return from Afghanistan only to face tragedy on US soil. Sergeant
Emmanuel Muñoz and his young son are murdered during a botched ATM robbery, and
this sets off a series of events that bring together his old unit in a daring
and dangerous game of revenge. The police investigation doesn’t move as quickly
as Muñoz's grieving unit would have wanted, and so they settle on vigilante
justice. Led by Staff Sergeant Thomas “Sully” Sullivan, six soldiers track down
the killers to a remote meth lab. Can they exact revenge on their comrade’s
behalf before their next deployment, and what are the consequences? Meanwhile,
the operation uncovers a bag of cash, tempting former squad member Johann
''VD'' Van Den Brussche, who spirals into a solo crime spree, mimicking
their tactics to rob drug dealers, which attracts the attention of Detective
Jennifer Beck. As Beck closes in, linking VD to both the local murders and the
vigilante raid via cell phone data, VD chooses an unlikely path.
Rioux crafts a gripping thriller grounded in military
brotherhood. The premise had me hooked from the very start. The brutal murder
of a member of an elite unit on home soil presents a disturbing reality for men
who have known death in battle and in a foreign land. The premise is cleverly
executed, and the author made me see how trauma can morph into vigilantism. The
characters are well-drawn, and I was particularly invested in Sully, who is
presented as the epitome of the moral conflict of a leader trying to protect
his men while engaging in illegal actions, while VD represents the effects of
greed and untreated PTSD. The setting is finely accomplished, and I had vivid imagery
of the dust of Kunar Province to the quiet tension of Kentucky suburbs etched
in my mind. J-S Rioux excels at exploring themes of loyalty, grief, trauma, and
the limits of justice. Death Followed Us Home is a twisty thriller in
which elite fighters attempt the perfect crime. The suspense centers on the
question: can they succeed? This page-turning story kept me awake through the
night, and its emotional currents were so strong I found myself surrendering to
the spell of each gripping chapter.
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