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The Kill Clause

par Gregg Hurwitz

Séries: Tim Rackley (1)

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:

The series that started it all!

A riveting and explosive novel, The Kill Clause is a brilliantly inventive tour de force by a powerful new master of suspense.

Tim Rackley is a dangerous man of honor, a deputy U.S. marshal who is very good at his jobâ??until everything he believes in is shattered by the brutal murder of his own daughter.

Betrayed by an imperfect judicial system, Rackley watches helplessly as the killer walks free on a legal technicality. Devastated, furious, and burning with a righteous need for vengeance, he is suddenly forced to explore his own deadly optionsâ??a quest that leads him into a shadowy no-man's-land between justice and the law . . . and into the welcoming fold of "the Commission."

A vigilante group made up of people like himâ??relentless streetwise operators who have each lost a loved one to violent crimeâ??the Commission confronts the failings of a system that sets predators loose to hunt again, cleaning up society's "mistakes" covertly, efficiently, and permanently. But as he is dragged deeper into a deadly morass of hidden agendas and murderous justice, Tim Rackley discovers that playing God is an excruciating and fearsome task. When his new secret life starts coming unwound at an alarming speed, he is suddenly caught in the most terrifying struggle he has ever facedâ??a desperate battle to save his marriage, his career, his life, his soul . . . and everything left that's worth fig… (plus d'informations)

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Gregg Hurwitz is my go-to author when looking for an easy, quick read. His characters are believable even though the situations and plotline might not be.
The main character "Rack" joins a vigilante group after the suspect murderer of his daughter was released due to legality. Being a former U.S. Marshall, he has all the skillset to complete one task. He becomes suspicious of the group and begins to backpedal and investigate the individuals in the group. With both the police force and the group after him, he struggles to survive. The rest is for you to read and enjoy. ( )
  Pharmacdon | Mar 8, 2022 |
Tim Rackley, a U.S. marshal, quits to pursue the kidnapper/murderer of his young daughter. He is recruited by a group to review cases where justice did not prevail, with solving his daughter's case at the end as bait. However, his moral compass prevents him from completing the executions. ( )
  skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |
Not a bad book. When it first got going, I didn't think it was all too original, but then there were a few twists and turns that made the book better than expected.

The seven year-old daughter of US Marshal Tim Rackley and his LA cop wife Dray is brutally slain and Tim is given the opportunity by his cop friends to kill the guy responsible. He decides against it. Then Kindell, the murderer, goes free on a technicality. Rackley is recruited by a group called The Commission to be point man to go after heinous criminals who get away on technicalities. The carrot on the end of the stick is another shot at Kindell. This is where I roll my eyes and think, "The Star Chamber."

But things go a bit differently, which strengthens the plot considerably. I think Hurwitz is a good writer; he really illustrated the pain and anguish the Rackleys experienced due to the loss of their little girl.

"The Kill Clause" is nothing spectacular, but it's not a bad read to pass the time. ( )
  Jarratt | Oct 3, 2020 |
Die Vorbereitungen für die Geburtstagsfeier der sechsjährigen Virginia, genannt Ginny, sind in vollem Gange, als die Nachricht kommt, dass Ginny brutal getötet wurde. Kurz darauf wurde der Täter gefasst und die Kollegen von Andrea Rackley ermöglichten es Tim Rackley, an den Täter heranzukommen und ihn zu töten. Doch Tim will keine Selbstjustiz, er will, dass dem Täter der Prozess gemacht wird. Doch wegen eines Formfehlers wird der freigesprochen. Außerdem sollte Tim das Bauernopfer bei einer etwas aus dem Ruder gelaufenen Verhaftung werden. Er wirft seinen Job hin. Dann tritt ein Mann an ihn heran, der eine Kommission vertritt, die „Fehler“ in der Rechtsprechung korrigieren möchte. Tim lässt sich darauf ein, weil die Regeln vernünftig klingen, doch auch hier läuft etwas mächtig schief und Tim versucht, zu retten, was zu retten ist.
Dieser Thriller liest sich gut und flüssig. Er ist aber auch typisch amerikanisch.
Es ist eine fruchtbare Nachricht, die die Eltern Dray und Tim erhalten. Jeder der beiden geht mit dem Schmerz und der Trauer anders um. Dadurch entfernen sie sich aber auch voneinander. Dray war der Meinung, dass Tim die Chance, den Täter zu töten, leichtfertig weggeben hat. Tim will nach dem missglückten Prozess einen anderen Weg einschlagen, stellt aber fest, dass er damit auch nicht glücklich ist. Er muss untertauchen und bald läuft einiges mächtig schief. Es gibt eine Menge Toter. Daher muss Tim die Kommissionsmitglieder stoppen, die dafür verantwortlich sind. Dafür aber braucht er die Unterstützung der ehemaligen Kollegen, ganz besonders die seines Freunde Bear.
Die Gedankengänge der Personen sind gut und ausführlich dargestellt. Manchmal war mir das sogar zu ausführlich. Trotzdem ist dieser Thriller spannend und das Ende hätte ich so nicht erwartet.
Ich bin gespannt auf weitere Bände mit Tim Rackley. ( )
  buecherwurm1310 | Oct 18, 2019 |
I enjoyed this story and and will be reading more of this series. Gregg Hurwitz seems to write characters that I enjoy.

4 Stars for a fun read. ( )
  ConalO | Apr 23, 2018 |
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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:

The series that started it all!

A riveting and explosive novel, The Kill Clause is a brilliantly inventive tour de force by a powerful new master of suspense.

Tim Rackley is a dangerous man of honor, a deputy U.S. marshal who is very good at his jobâ??until everything he believes in is shattered by the brutal murder of his own daughter.

Betrayed by an imperfect judicial system, Rackley watches helplessly as the killer walks free on a legal technicality. Devastated, furious, and burning with a righteous need for vengeance, he is suddenly forced to explore his own deadly optionsâ??a quest that leads him into a shadowy no-man's-land between justice and the law . . . and into the welcoming fold of "the Commission."

A vigilante group made up of people like himâ??relentless streetwise operators who have each lost a loved one to violent crimeâ??the Commission confronts the failings of a system that sets predators loose to hunt again, cleaning up society's "mistakes" covertly, efficiently, and permanently. But as he is dragged deeper into a deadly morass of hidden agendas and murderous justice, Tim Rackley discovers that playing God is an excruciating and fearsome task. When his new secret life starts coming unwound at an alarming speed, he is suddenly caught in the most terrifying struggle he has ever facedâ??a desperate battle to save his marriage, his career, his life, his soul . . . and everything left that's worth fig

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