(Local Collection only – Falkirk, Central Scotland)

Absolute Rage by Robert K Tanenbaum. 

Originally published in 2002, this paperback edition was published by Pocket Books. The book is fairly thick at 462 pages long.

Prosecutor Butch Karp takes on the deadliest case of his career in Robert Tanenbaum’s grittiest, most ethically challenging thriller to date…

While New York City sizzles under a blanket of early summer humidity, the Karp family is happily taking refuge in their renovated farmhouse on Long Island’s north shore.

The tide quickly changes, however, when the Karps learn that their beachside neighbours, Rose and Ralph “Red” Heeney - a West Virginia coal mine union leader - have been brutally murdered back home in McCullensburg. Irresistible force meets immovable object when the West Virginia governor appoints Karp special prosecutor to bring justice to the corrupt town, its union chieftain, and his band of merry thugs. Marlene joins Karp as he searches for the killers and works to save his own family from an evil that runs as deep as the mines that fuel it.

The book is not new, but is still in good condition - the contents are intact, with the covers only very lightly creased.