Payback

by Geoff Palmer

The third-largest criminal business in the world, right up there behind illegal weapons and illegal drugs: people smuggling for the sex-trafficking trade.

Solikha Duong lives the carefree life of a village girl in northern Cambodia until her world is torn apart by “truck men” from Thailand. But Solikha is tough, resourceful, and won’t give up without a fight.

Alice Kwann is on vacation when she’s attacked by thugs at a stopover in northern Nevada. But Alice too is tough, resourceful, and won’t give up without a fight.

What binds these women is a shocking secret and a desire for revenge.

Payback is an unforgettable story of courage, survival and vigilante justice. Because sometimes your past won’t let you go.

Gritty, suspenseful, page-turning action, this new novel from critically acclaimed writer Geoff Palmer lifts the lid on a shocking trade and introduces a character every bit as dangerous as Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, as troubled as Paul Cleave’s Private Detective Theodore Tate, and as uncompromising as Neil Cross’sDCI John Luther.

Praise for Payback

While there is much that is shocking in Payback, there is also much that is hopeful - built in main around the central character - a strong, sympathetic and complex female protagonist who is not adverse to a bit of action hero fighting into the bargain.

-Karen Chisholm, Aust Crime Fiction   

Categories for Payback

Literature & Fiction > Contemporary Fiction > American

Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Detective

Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Women sleuths

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Crime Fiction > Vigilante Justice

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Hard-Boiled

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Crime > Vigilante Justice

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Crime

Thrillers > Suspense

Contemporary Women

366 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 16, 2016

Reviews

[Joyce A. Wilkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Payback

Fabulously entertaining reading! This book grabs you from the first page and keeps you reading until the very last page. It's dreadful to think crimes such as written about here actually exist.

[PAUL L · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!

I really enjoyed this book. Wasn’t overly salacious or violent, yet still presented a gritty depiction of human trafficking. Am looking forward to reading more of this author’s novels.

[John Roach, · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enjoyable story well worth reading. Good to get the chance to read something from a fellow countryman. Recommended.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got most of the way though his and had to stop. Yes, I wanted to know what happened but there was just so much involving child trafficking that I had to give myself a break. I may return later.

[Laurie Robertson · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent novel, a vigilante thriller. Well recommended for anyone who loves a twisty tale with a difference.