Alexis was a succesful broker whose career was on the rise. But that was before she was wrongly imprisoned for fraud. Suddenly her life was destroyed: convincted and thrown into prison for a year while the true criminals, Arden Gillespie and Roland Sullivan spent the profits from the scam on themselves.
It is time for the next revenge mission of the Sisterhood --- a vigilante organization whose aim is to avenge crimes which were not punished by the legal system. The Sisterhood need the aid of an older friend, Anna Ryland de Silva, to succeed with their plan. But she has been a recluse since the tragic death of her family years ago. Can the women persuade Anna that it is worth helping them to nail Alexis's fraudsters? It is a risky assignment and they are all aware there is a high price to pay if they are found out.
Fern Michaels isn’t a person. I’m not sure she’s an entity either since an entity is something with separate existence. Fern Michaels® is what I DO. Me, Mary Ruth Kuczkir. Growing up in Hastings, Pennsylvania, I was called Ruth. I became Mary when I entered the business world where first names were the order of the day. To this day, family and friends call me Dink, a name my father gave me when I was born because according to him I was ‘a dinky little thing’ weighing in at four and a half pounds. However, I answer to Fern since people are more comfortable with a name they can pronounce.
As they say, the past is prologue. I grew up, got a job, got married, had five kids. When my youngest went off to Kindergarten, my husband told me to get off my ass and get a job. Those were his exact words. I didn’t know how to do anything except be a wife and mother. I was also a voracious reader having cut my teeth on The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Cherry Ames and the like. The library was a magical place for me. It still is to this day. Rather than face the outside world with no skills, I decided to write a book. For some reason that didn’t intimidate me. As my husband said at the time, stupid is as stupid does. Guess what, I don’t have that husband any more. Guess what else! I wrote 99 books, most of them New York Times Best Sellers.
Moving right along here . . . Several years ago I left Ballantine Books, parted company with my agent, sold my house in New Jersey that I had lived in all my married life and in 1993 moved to South Carolina. I figured if I was going to go through trauma let it be all at one time. It was a breeze. The kids were all on their own at that point. The dump was a 300 year old plantation house that is listed in the National Registry that I remodeled. Today it is beyond belief as are the gardens and the equally old Angel Oaks that drip Spanish moss. Unfortunately, I could not get my ghost to relocate. This ghost has been documented by previous owners. Mary Margaret as we call her, is “a friendly”. She is also mischievous. It took me two weeks to figure out that she didn’t like my coffee cups. They would slide off the table or counter or else they’d break in the dishwasher. I bought red checkered ones. All are intact as of this writing. She moves pillows from one room to the other and she stops all the clocks in the house at 9:10 in the a.m. at least once a week. When the Azaleas are in bloom, and only then, I find blooms on my night stand. I have this glorious front porch and during the warm months I see my swing moving early in the morning when the air is still and again late in the day. She doesn’t spook the dogs. I always know when she’s around because the five of them line up and look like they’re at a tennis match. As of this writing we’re co-habiting nicely.
Most writers love what they do and I’m no exception. I love it when I get a germ of an idea and get it down on paper. I love breathing life into my characters. I love writing about women who persevere and prevail because that’s what I had to do to get to this point in time. It’s another way of saying it doesn’t matter where you’ve been, what matters is where you’re going and how you get there. The day I finally prevailed was the day I was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. For me it was an awesome day and there are no words to describe it. I’ve been telling stories and scribbling for 37 years. I hope I can continue for another 37 years. It wasn’t easy during some of those years. As I said, I had to persevere. My old Polish grandmother said something to me when I was little that I never forgot. She said when God is good to you, you have to give back. For a while I didn’t know how to do that. When I finally figured it out I set up The Fern Michaels® Foundation.
The Sisterhood series by Fern Michaels are very entertaining, quick reads. The characters are likeable, unique women who you envision to be your neighbors. The stories move at a nice pace and although you know that justice will prevail at the end, Michaels always throws in a couple of twists and turns in to keep you engaged.
One is not left with deep philosophical ponderings after reading these books. Instead, they make you feel like you have had a nice "catch up" visit with a friend and they make you smile a "sisterhood" type of smile.
Another entertaining read from Ms. Micheals! It was a quick read and I loved the characters. However, I didn’t find the book on par with most the other book by this author. It was good just not great.
Sixth in the Sisterhood vengeance-suspense series set in Washington D.C.
The Story It's Alexis Thorne's turn for her revenge. A few years back, her bosses, Roland Sullivan and Arden Gillespie, set Alexis up by draining her clients' accounts and making it look as though she had embezzled it. That she embezzled with glee from retirees. Alexis spent a year in jail, lost her license, and, worse, her reputation.
Now, it's her turn to destroy Rolly and Arden's reputation and destroy their lives. Myra's old friend, Anna de Silva, steps up to help out using her money and reputation to sucker the two brokers in.
The Characters In the meantime, Yoko meets Harry Wong, Jack's friend, at the Asian grocery store and plays him for days and days before finally granting him a date. Ted Robinson and Maggie Spritzer are off again, on again as they try to get the goods on the Pinewood girls until finally they take it too far and pay for it in unexpected ways.
Anna Ryland de Silva, Countess de Silva, is one of Myra and Cornelia Easter's oldest friends. After the death of her family in a boating accident some 15 years ago, Anna holed up in her mountaintop monastery estate in Spain and retreated from the world.
My Take This is one of my least favorite installments. Yes, I loved that those two got paid back for what they did to Alexis. I feel a little bad for Roland as he still loved his wife and wanted his family but he made the choices...and continued to make the choices to leave them by the wayside. The part I disliked was that the whole scam was just too simplistic and the punishment just wasn't enough---I know, contradictory!
Why is it that Yoko and the girls all think it's so funny that Harry is so in love that he calls her 37 times in a few days? That she completely ignores him and laughs about it. That she thinks it's mysterious? Just seems mean to me.
I'm hoping I can just get through this series. I love the concept of justice, true justice. It's just so hard to read through such simplistic writing. I'm not going to go off on it...I feel like I've been a bit obsessive… I'm giving it a 3...hmmm...why that much??? I guess I'm trying to compensate for my pissiness...
The Cover Another garden-worn hand with a great manicure holding a spray of lovely purple orchids against a green to black radial gradation. The title, Lethal Justice, seems appropriate. The girls were certainly lethally cruel….snicker… even if a bit juvenile in the punishment. I do love how they use the money they "acquire" at the end of each mission. It's such a lovely thing to do!
I had never read any of this author's books but grabbed the CD version off the shelf to get a sense of what she is like.
I may have to go back to the beginning to read the entire series. I liked the book, and the characters. I am not sure how I feel about the vigilantism protrayed in the book but it's fun to imagine we could do things like this to get back at the bad guys who get away. Maybe she will write something about all of the people in the Bush Administration who have skated out with a scratch.
The Sisterhood is back and this time to even up the score with a pair of greedy investment brokers. Myra enlists the help of her dear friend Anna, who also happens to be very wealthy. Two annoying reporters are getting too close for comfort in figuring out what goes on behind the doors at Pinewood and the Sisterhood has to decide how they will deal with them. What lengths are the Sisters willing to go to in order to protect themselves and each other?
Liked that this tale of the sisterhood involves whether the whole thing is going to blow up in their faces or continue to just get better. Once again the punishment for the crime was interesting and undertaking it is up to par. There's a little romantic interlude going on with one of the characters which is cutely amusing. Will just have to see where it goes in the continuing saga.
After reading this book, I want to go and find all the books in this series!. It is a really great revenge story. The author has described each character so uniquely, with so much depth, it's amazing.
The smart and savvy members of the sisterhood know just how to bring revenge against those who have wronged one of their own. Very good series that makes you wonder what is next for the sisters.
She wasn't ready when Alexis' name was picked the first time, but now she is. She's more than ready to see justice done. Alexis was a smart, talented, and successful securities broker until she was accused of stealing clients' money and sent to prison for a year. Her two bosses were the ones who actually bilked millions of dollars from elderly clients. Alexis lost her life the day her bosses signed her name to their crime. She had to change her name and create a new identity, but now it's time for payback. Watch out, Arden Gillespie and Roland Sullivan; justice is headed your way.
What I appreciate about the Sisterhood is that they aren't just out for revenge; they also ensure that others who may have been hurt or affected by the perpetrators unknowingly receive some vengeance.
I haven’t read many of the author’s books, but this although labeled romance, was not. It was well written and entertaining, although I didn’t condone the group of women called the sisterhood who were concocting slightly illegal scenarios to exact vengeance on enemies. I would probably read more of Fern Michaels soon.
" The women of the Sisterhood are fun, smart, sassy, and determined to get their way every time. But most of all, they are the best friends a woman wants by her side in good times and bad. Meeting once again in Myra Rutledge's beautiful Virginia home, they're ready to face a new challenge and right a vicious wrong ...
Alexis Thorn, once a successful securities broker, spent a hellish year behind bars for a crime she never committed. Now she has her freedom, but she's left with haunting memories of being hauled from her office in handcuffs ... of the cell door clanging shut behind her ... of her pleas going unheard. Meanwhile the real criminals --- her former employers, Roland Sullivan and his lover Arden Gillespie --- continue to make millions by conning the innocent, especially preying on the elderly and taking their life savings. Alexis dreams of getting even. The legal system failed her, but the Sisterhood won't. They have a delicious plan that can give Sullivan and Gillespie a taste of their own bitter medicine .." Reads the official summary. I got cheated by this description. Thought the story line and plot were good. It lacked the depth. The book failed to put me in the edge as promised. Or may be my expectations were too high.
Alexis Thorn, once a well-liked and successful securities broker, now has nothing after spending a year in jail for a crime she did not commit. It is now her turn with the Sisterhood to get revenge on her former employers.
This was definitely the mildest revenge so far. Other than Alexis’ added surprise at the end, no real physical harm came to the two thieves. Roland Sullivan and Arden Gillespie are truly despicable people. Roland probably would not have ever done any of this if Arden wasn’t in the picture. Roland was so taken in by her that he was unable to see anything else going on around him. He did feel bad for what they did to Alexis, but he never put his foot down with Arden. I really felt bad for his wife. The reader gets to meet another lifelong friend of Myra’s and she is a delight. Once she makes it past her grief, she really comes out of her shell. She becomes a huge asset to the Sisterhood throughout the 2nd half of the book and the ending made me happy. Even though I know how many books are in the series, this book had me nervous. Those 2 darn reporters really had me worried that the Sisterhood would be exposed. I love how Nikki and Charles handled it.
Lethal Justice by Fern Michaels, narrated by Laural Merlington is Book 6 in the Revenge of the Sisterhood series. Like the others, this one was engaging... I listened to it in one day, and it flew by!! The book is masterfully planned and written, and the performance is outstanding. I gave it a 4/5 because I like others in the series better than this one, but it is still a must-listen! If you are thinking about starting a series, this is the one!! However, make sure to start at the beginning, so you understand why these women have formed a sisterhood "revenge club," how they are able to pull off each act of revenge, and who/what brought them together in the first place. This series is one of three of my favorites, but it is definitely my #1 favorite of the genre. Highly recommended!
Thank you for reading my review. I hope it was helpful. Happy listening! :-)
Synopsis: Alexis Thorn was a successful broker whose career was on the rise. But that was before she was wrongly imprisoned for fraud. Suddenly her life was destroyed: thrown into prison for a year while the true criminals, Arden Gillespie and Roland Sullivan, spent the profits from the scam on themselves. It is time for the next revenge mission of the Sisterhood a vigilante organization whose aim is to avenge crimes not punished by the legal system.
Newest Characters added to the mix: Heiress Anna Ryland de Silva (another person who's got more money than she knows what to do with.) Reporters Maggie Spritzer and Ted Robinson don't make their job any easier after the pair break into Nikki's office and uncover evidence that could embarrass the Sisterhood. Ted is supposed to be a friend of Jack's.
Lethal Justice by Fern Michaels (copyright 2006) is a work of fiction entailing several women that put their heads together to form a special group called "The Sisterhood." These women are quite serious about taking matters into their own hands and delving out justice.This book has such entertainment value! Not only do these women plot an elaborate scheme to dish out vigilante justice but they have the available means to actually carry it out. Despite the outlandish ideas, plans, and antics of the characters this book has the propensity to perhaps create a diversion for the reader and play upon one's tendency for wishful thinking.Anna Todd
Another of the "Sisterhood" has completed her revenge mission. Alexis, f/n/a Sara Whittier, should be able to sleep better at night knowing her name is going to be cleared as her case is to be reopened, funds given back to the families of the victims, and Arden Gillespie and Roland Sullivan will go to prison for their part in the scheme against her. With a little help, Maggie Spritzer and Ted Robinson have moved to NYC and have new careers there, hopefully never to be a bother to the girls again. Yoko has become involved with Jack's friend Harry, only time will tell what will become of that relationship.
The Sisterhood series by Fern Michaels are very entertaining, quick reads. The characters are likeable, unique women who you envision to be your neighbors. The stories move at a nice pace and although you know that justice will prevail at the end, Michaels always throws in a couple of twists and turns in to keep you engaged.
One is not left with deep philosophical ponderings after reading these books. Instead, they make you feel like you have had a nice "catch up" visit with a friend and they make you smile a "sisterhood" type of smile.
Alexis Thorn, one of the chicks in the Sisterhood was in prison for a crime she did not commit. Although she now has her freedom, she is continually haunted with the past where she is taken from her office in handcuffs and thrown in prison where her cries are fallen on deaf ears. No one to help her. No one to listen to her. Except now! The Sisterhood is hot on the heels of Roland Sullivan and Arden Gillespie who were the ones to have Alexis wrongfully convicted and take over from her and is now making millions from Alexis' sweat and tears. Revenge has never tasted sweeter!!!
I'm not sure what possessed me to finish this book. I picked it up because I was in the mood for a light, easy read, but it was just completely ridiculous. Eighty percent filler of hemming and hawing before anything happened, horrible dialogue, uninteresting characters and juvenile writing. When the "revenge" was finally accomplished, it came off as way too easy and half-baked. Honestly, these women just seemed like a bunch of idiots to me. It felt as though the whole thing was written in about two days to meet some sort of quota.
A wonderful addition to the sisterhood series where a group of women who have been victims of crime have formed a vigilante group to obtain justice when the law has failed. In this episode the ladies are out to avenge the wrongful conviction of one of their members for embezzlement. Framed by her former business partners, the group uses the perpetrators greed to catch them. Especially delicious is one component of the retribution.
Much better than the last two!! This mission was about Alexis Thorn, who was once a successful securities broker. She was framed for securities fraud/theft by her boss and his mistress (a fellow employee/partner of the firm), spent a year in jail and lost everything she held dear including her beloved dog, Grady. The legal system failed her but the Sisterhood didn't; I love the way this one was handled!!
Well as always these books are easy light reads, but this one just fell short. I just feel like the antagonist were just about exactly the same as the others in the previous book. A women who is extremely beautiful, has expense taste, and is a total b****. A man who is guilty about what he is doing but going along with it. They both work and sleep together. The ending did turn out to be slightly different. Anyways i still plan on reading #7 in the series in the future!
This is the best revenge I've read so far. It's filled with a suspense that something could go wrong at anytime and it's not just the sisterhood seeking justice. There are two reporter's, Ted & Maggie, hot on their heels to see these women brought to justice. It's a lightweight suspense book that gives the heroine of the story her victory. Easy read, believable outcome in most of the situations, & a funny ending.
The Sisterhood is at it again. They are on the trail of Justice for those women who have been ignored by Justice and Fair Play. This time, Sara is on track to get her revenge on former business partners. They embezzled funds and clients. Sara was framed convicted and went to prison. Now she is out, with a new name and hopes to expose her frame-up which resulted in jail time. Can she exact her revenge with The Sisterhood help?
Fern Michaels is outstanding in her portrayal of the Sisterhood. From beginning to end the reader remains captivated wanting more and more. just when the pace becomes accelerated, it reac :) es its climax, leaving the reader breatless and craving more of the Sisterhood.
Alexis is finally getting her revenge on the ones that sent her to prison. It seems that the reporters that have been after a story on the sisterhood have finally crossed the line. Nikki and Charles have to make sure they will not be after a story from them again. I have been working my way thru this series and have really enjoyed the books.