Blind Justice
An abused wife pushed to her limit.48 total reviews
Comment from Annmuma
The story i s not too long; I can't see how you could have made it any shorter. I was drawn in on word one and held captive until the very end. The suspense builds naturally and the characters are well defined. Good post. ann
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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The story i s not too long; I can't see how you could have made it any shorter. I was drawn in on word one and held captive until the very end. The suspense builds naturally and the characters are well defined. Good post. ann
Comment Written 03-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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Thank you so much, Ann, for your extra special six-star review and kind words. And, I'm so happy you didn't think it was too long. It's like you said, I just couldn't figure out anyway to make it shorter. LOL. I'm glad you liked it. I appreciate YOU!
Comment from Sarah Robin
I enjoyed reading your story and loved the ending! Thanks for sharing. There are so many abused wives, children and husbands in the world. I was so glad your abusing character got what he deserved! Sarah
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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I enjoyed reading your story and loved the ending! Thanks for sharing. There are so many abused wives, children and husbands in the world. I was so glad your abusing character got what he deserved! Sarah
Comment Written 03-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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Thank you so much, Sarah, for your generous review and kind words. I'm a real sucker for happy endings. With this story, I couldn't get it to a happy ending, but I could certainly get the mean old man what he had coming to him. LOL. Much appreciated!
Comment from BethShelby
This is excllent stroy. I always enjoy your writing and I certainly can't find anything wrong with this husband getting is throat cut. I'm just wondering what would have happened if he hadn't decided against flipping on the light switch. I guess you wrote it that way to make us think the assassian had slit the wrong neck and give us the surprise ending where it turns out he was the wife's lover and had planned the murder of the judge.
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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This is excllent stroy. I always enjoy your writing and I certainly can't find anything wrong with this husband getting is throat cut. I'm just wondering what would have happened if he hadn't decided against flipping on the light switch. I guess you wrote it that way to make us think the assassian had slit the wrong neck and give us the surprise ending where it turns out he was the wife's lover and had planned the murder of the judge.
Comment Written 03-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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Thank you so much, Beth, for your extra special six-star review and kind words. I'm one of those people who like for the bad guys to get what they have coming to them, no matter how gruesome. LOL. I'm glad you liked my foolishness. I appreciate YOU!
Comment from nomi338
I don't know if you are a Bible reader or not, but this story reminds me of the story of Esther. A vengeful man named Hamon schemed to cause he death of all the Jews living around or near him. His scheme went awry and the gallows he had caused to be built to execute his main rival was instead used to execute him. Warning the death you intend for another may well wind up being your own.
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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I don't know if you are a Bible reader or not, but this story reminds me of the story of Esther. A vengeful man named Hamon schemed to cause he death of all the Jews living around or near him. His scheme went awry and the gallows he had caused to be built to execute his main rival was instead used to execute him. Warning the death you intend for another may well wind up being your own.
Comment Written 03-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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Thank you so much, Nomi, for your extra special six-star review and kind words. And, yes, sir, I'm familiar with the Bible story you speak of, and I'm a full fledged believer and reader of the good book. Your find reviews are always a pleasure for me to read. I appreciate YOU!
Comment from Pam Lonsdale
So, I kinda figured the "assassin" would be her ride she told Teresa about. Even so, it was a delight to find out that I was right in my assumption. May they both live happily ever after.
The title is great - justice is supposed to be blind, and in this case justice was served and the authorities are blind to who did it.
I really liked this, Ric. You always paint a great scene that the reader can drop into. The only thing that kept me reading this horrible story of abuse (all too true) was knowing that you wouldn't let Sienna down - you would give her justice.
So glad when you post these gems.
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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So, I kinda figured the "assassin" would be her ride she told Teresa about. Even so, it was a delight to find out that I was right in my assumption. May they both live happily ever after.
The title is great - justice is supposed to be blind, and in this case justice was served and the authorities are blind to who did it.
I really liked this, Ric. You always paint a great scene that the reader can drop into. The only thing that kept me reading this horrible story of abuse (all too true) was knowing that you wouldn't let Sienna down - you would give her justice.
So glad when you post these gems.
Comment Written 03-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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Thank you so much, Pam, for your extra special six-star review and kind words. I'm so glad you liked it. It's a little outside my comfort zone, but you're right in that I was never going to let Sienna not get even. LOL. Thanks again for your awesome review. I appreciate YOU!
Comment from Nomar Chagrin
Whoa, this was vivid and mesmerizing all the way through. It's easy to rush stories like this, but you paced the action and developments out just right, transforming from scene to scene. The overall mood is of course disturbing with all the corruption and decadence and violence. But there's a nice sense of "justice served" for Sienna in the end.
The writing style itself is nicely polished and I can offer no suggestions, which is kind of rare for me.
I could see you filling in the background information on these characters and turning this into a full-length novel.
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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Whoa, this was vivid and mesmerizing all the way through. It's easy to rush stories like this, but you paced the action and developments out just right, transforming from scene to scene. The overall mood is of course disturbing with all the corruption and decadence and violence. But there's a nice sense of "justice served" for Sienna in the end.
The writing style itself is nicely polished and I can offer no suggestions, which is kind of rare for me.
I could see you filling in the background information on these characters and turning this into a full-length novel.
Comment Written 03-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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Thank you so much, Narvik, for your extra special six-star review and kind words. It's reviews like yours that keeps and old hack like me scratching to get better and entertain. I can't thank you enough! Much appreciated!
Comment from JSD
So nearly a 6 for me, but! I regret to say I am slightly confused about how she met up with the killer. I was presuming that in the dark he, the man employed by the judge, mistook and thought he was killing Sienna. How does she get with him? And you said 'never to be found'! Coincidence, or have I missed a layer of nuance? Otherwise it is your usual fantastic, rich and vivid writing. I was, as usual, utterly gripped throughout. Don't apologise for the length, it was too good to stop.
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reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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So nearly a 6 for me, but! I regret to say I am slightly confused about how she met up with the killer. I was presuming that in the dark he, the man employed by the judge, mistook and thought he was killing Sienna. How does she get with him? And you said 'never to be found'! Coincidence, or have I missed a layer of nuance? Otherwise it is your usual fantastic, rich and vivid writing. I was, as usual, utterly gripped throughout. Don't apologise for the length, it was too good to stop.
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Comment Written 03-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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Thank you so much, JSD, for your generous review, comments, and kind words. Like in many cases, I have a tendency to leave a few things for the reader to figure out on their own, rather than hold one's hand throughout. I wanted readers to think Sienna could have been waiting for her killer accomplice to meet her, or that he could have simply searched her out and hooked up with her later. I'm glad the length didn't bother you too much. Much appreciated!
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing this story with us. The judge got exactly what he deserved. It seems the man he hired to kill his wife helped his wife get away. An interesting twist. I enjoyed reading.
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reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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Thank you for sharing this story with us. The judge got exactly what he deserved. It seems the man he hired to kill his wife helped his wife get away. An interesting twist. I enjoyed reading.
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Comment Written 03-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2023
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Thank you so much, Barbara, for your generous review and kind words. It's always a pleasure when those I read and enjoy most, take time out to read my foolishness. Much appreciated!