Getting Back by Kelly Sinclair

by Kelly Sinclair

Getting Back is a revenge tale about two sisters who return incognito to the small Texas town that destroyed their childhood and their family. Nichole Wilson is hit with a flood of visceral, wounding memories when in an Austin restaurant she sees one of the men who brutally sexually assaulted her older brother in high school.Her family, the Dandridges, were newcomers to isolated Ivanhold and were met by hazing from the town's residents. Between the incessant bullying, her father's wrongful arrest on burglary charges, and, worst of all, the attack on her brother, Nichole has reason enough to hold a grudge--a lethal grudge.We witness her careful planning that revolves around the two men she knows committed the assault, trying to determine who else might have been involved. Then her sister Andi Vanderbilt also shows up in Ivanhold to find out what kind of revenge Nichole is planning. Will Andi stop her, or is she offering a back-door escape?

Paperback

First published August 28, 2015

About the author

Kelly Sinclair lives in Temple, Texas, but is a transplant from the South Plains. She has been a reporter, a rock singer-songwriter, and is currently a librarian. One of her poems appeared in the Texas Observer political magazine, and her computer-derived prints are featured in art galleries. Sinclair has worked with an experimental art-rock ensemble, written country songs for such Texas acts as the Maines Brothers, and sung backup for funk bands and bluegrass performers. In her writing, she follows a similar path of exploring her creative boundaries, writing scripts, plays, and musical song-cycles. (from the publisher's website)

Reviews

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am conflicted about this book. I thought it was well written and the characters were well developed. And unfortunately I'm afraid the small-town-Texas-run-by-the-local-"big-wigs" setting was quite possibly realistic. [Spoiler alert] I just wasn't crazy about how casual the two sisters were about killing someone (even someone really despicable) and framing someone else. Perhaps I just wasn't in a vigilante frame of mind when reading it. Nonetheless, if you like strong women characters with strong family loyalty, this might be just your cup of tea, so don't let me discourage you.