Retribution book by jilliane hoffman

Retribution, the first novel by miami prosecutor jilliane hoffman, promises in its jacket to be one of the most thrilling commercial fiction debuts in years, and for once, i agree completely. Add a hefty marketing budget, multiple foreign rights sales, literary guild, book of the month club and doubleday book club sales, and it all. Retribution is a bit of a colourbynumbers legal thriller. Given this definition, jilliane hoffman s fine first novel is perfectly titled. After being published in january 2004 it became a topthree bestseller in the usa and top. Summary when an elite prosecutor faces the most lethal predator shes ever encountered, it all comes down to a choice between justice. Townsend, a driven miami prosecutor whose rape as a young woman in new york casts a shadow over her life. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 448 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Townsend, book 1 by jilliane hoffman book cover, description, publication history. This is the official page for jilliane hoffman, international bestselling author of legal, psychological suspense thrillers including the worldwide smashhit retribution.

Twelve years later a very different chloe is forging a formidable reputation in the miami dade. San francisco chronicle a thriller raised to a new level by skilled writing and reallife expertise. Pdf retribution book by jilliane hoffman free download 448. A terrifying new standalone psycholgical thriller from the bestselling author of retribution and the cutting room dozens of teenage girls are going missing in miami. Jilliane hoffman has 15 books on goodreads with 50746 ratings.

Jilliane hoffman s most popular book is retribution c. Retribution by jilliane hoffman one rainy night in new york city, outstanding law student chloe larson wakes from a terrible nightmare. While in the throes of a psychotic delusion, a horrific crime was committed, and in a fragile instant, lives were forever tragically changed. A suspenseful tale of a woman determined to reclaim control of her life by any means possible.

Hoffman makes it clear that were supposed to sympathise with her protagonist c. Retribution is a bit of a colour by numbers legal thriller. Jilliane hoffman is an american writer of legal thrillers. A lesser writer would experience a sophomore slump, or perhaps even the dreaded one and done syndrome. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I got my copy of retribution in the mail, and started paging through it about half an hour later. She had all of ten minutes to change into something suitable to wear to the phantom of the operacurrently sold out a year in advance and the hottest show on broadwayput on a face, and catch the 6. Hoffman began her professional career as an assistant state attorney prosecuting felonies in florida from 1992 to 1996 with special assignments to the. Although the novel is not the best i have read this year, it still is a very good first effort.

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Other than this, hoffman has also written several stand. Disturbed and covered in cuts, mallory stumbles into a biker bar in south florida. The thrilling pageturner from international bestseller jilliane hoffman intensely readable. Jilliane hoffman is a well known american author, who is particularly famous for writing thrillers and legal suspense novels. Mar 02, 2020 jilliane hoffmans debut thriller, retribution, is a little bit james patterson, a little bit john grisham hoffman was once an assistant state attorney in florida and, like many a lawyerturnedwriter, has a cinematic way with a courtroom scenetheres enough of the good stuff here to keep the pages turning retribution delivers. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Retribution, a 2004 legal thriller, is the first novel by jilliane hoffman. Nov 19, 2015 retribution by jilliane hoffman in djvu, epub, fb2 download e book. The book tells the story of a lead prosecutor in a grisly murder case in which the suspect just happens to be the man who raped her 12 years earlier. Hoffman provides expert twists throughout a novel that starts off grippingly and never lets up.

Author interview jilliane hoffman, author of retribution. Hoffman adds a modicum of suspense by throwing several roadblocks in the way of c. The body of a student who went missing from a florida nightclub is found in a dumpster. Literary guild, book of the month club and doubleday book club sales, and it all adds up to blockbuster. Townsend thriller series in order jilliane hoffman. Free download or read online retribution pdf epub book. Retribution by hoffman, jilliane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. All the little pieces by hoffman, jilliane book the fast free shipping. This novel was published by the vanguard press publishing house in the year 2010. Townsend thriller kindle edition by hoffman, jilliane. But she must walk the line between justice and her own personal revenge. Pretty little things, jilliane hoffman 9780007311583 ebay another thriller and suspenseful novel written by author jilliane hoffman initially in her career was published with the title pretty little things. A law student is raped and tortured in her own new york apartment by a masked man.

Retribution by jilliane hoffman 2004, hardcover for sale. When the cell phone and bloody jacket of the missing 17yearold mallory knight are found, the police are in the highest state of alert, and fear that she has fallen into the hands of the notorious serial killer known as handyman. This novel consists of three novels published between the years 2004 and 2012. The folks at the oxford american dictionary define retribution as a punishment considered to be morally right and fully deserved. See all books authored by jilliane hoffman, including retribution, and the last witness, and more on thriftbooks. Hoffman began her professional career as an assistant state attorney prosecuting felonies in florida from 1992 to 1996 with special assignments to the domestic violence and the legal extradition units. Before i began my career as a miami prosecutor, an unthinkable tragedy befell the family of a close friend whose sibling had been diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. Retribution book by jilliane p hoffman 12 available. With the knowledge obtained through years of work as a assistant state attorney. Another thriller and suspenseful novel written by author jilliane hoffman initially in her career was published with the title pretty little things. The chilling new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of retribution and pretty little things they watch. Until 2001 she was the regional legal advisor for the florida department of law enforcement advising special agents on complex investigations including narcotics, homicide and organised crime. Her novels include the bestselling retribution, last witness, the cutting room, plea of insanity, and pretty little things.

Retribution by jilliane hoffman pdf free download ebook. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Jilliane hoffman was an assistant state attorney between 1992 and 1996. After being published in january it became a topthree bestseller in the usa and top. Originally from long island, new york, she presently resides in south florida with her husband and two children. Retribution has 12 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Pdf retribution book by jilliane hoffman free download. Townsend series of novels written by her are the most famous works of her. Retribution, the first novel by miami prosecutor jilliane hoffman, promises in its jacket to be one of the most thrilling commercial fiction debuts in years, and for. Before becoming an author, jilliane worked as an assistant state attorney in florida from 1992 until 1996, then worked as the regional legal advisor for the florida department of law enforcement. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.

The main characters of this thriller, mystery story are c. With the knowledge obtained through years of work as a assistant state attorney and regional advisor for the florida department of law enforcement, hoffman discovered her calling writing legal, psychological thrillers. A tale of personal horror, thrills and vengeance guardian one terrible night in new york city, brilliant law student chloe larson is brutally att. Hoffman was the regional legal advisor for the florida department of law enforcement, advising more than one hundred special agents on criminal and civil matters in complex investigations including narcotics, homicide, and organized crime. This is a darkly compelling, often gutwrenching novel. Retribution was inspired by jilliane hoffman s experience as an assistant state attorney prosecuting felonies in florida from 1992 to 1996. Jilliane hoffman is an american author of legal suspense and thriller novels. Before starting to write, hoffman experienced the true life of a lawyer while working as an. The first edition of the novel was published in 2003, and was written by jilliane hoffman.

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