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Murders are on the rise in Philadelphia-but no one seems to mind because the victims are all fugitives with histories of heinous sex crimes against women and children. Worse for Homicide Sergeant Matt Payne, the main suspect is leaving evidence for police to find. But when copycat killings start popping up due to vigilante groups dealing out their own justice, Payne must find out who's behind the chaos before the violence overtakes the city.
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"I enjoyed this crime fiction, not only because the entire plot takes place within a square mile from my place of residence - so there was definitely that cool recognition factor - but also because it is a pretty good story, complete with the obligatory car chase in the last chapter where the bad guy gets what he deserves. I just want to add that I really really hope that the fundamental city government corruption described in this book is highly exaggerated, otherwise we are all kind of doomed."
— Helen (4 out of 5 stars)
The Vigilantes Listener Reviews
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" I reluctantly agree with others. I really enjoyed the others in this series and this one, for whatever reason, did not quite measure up. "
— Clark, 1/28/2014 -
" I love the books of WEB Griffin, and I generally liked The Vigilantes, although I have to say that books co-written with his son often live up to one's expectations. "
— G, 1/27/2014 -
" The newest in the Badge of Honor series and one of the weakest. The last volume (The Traffickers) had much more suspense and I was hoping that the series was returning to the energy of the 1st few volumes. I hope the next in the series is better. "
— Ron, 1/23/2014 -
" I've not read a W. E. B. Griffin novel in a while and I do not think I just did. Yet another author giving his (is it only men who do this?) name to a lesser writer for whatever profit. Griffin's readership does not profit. "
— Penny, 1/21/2014 -
" I finished reading this book a few months ago. Griffin has a good way of keeping the reader involved; all of his that I've read are page turners. I like these Badge of Honor novels. This one just didn't have as much mystery as the others. Still a good read, just not the best. "
— Claudia, 1/19/2014 -
" Not so good - 1st time reading a WEB Griffin novel. Story was all over the place and did not closeout a lot of the issues & conflicts. "
— Avelino, 12/27/2013 -
" Now that he's co-writing with his son, the flavor of the writing is different. "
— Mark, 12/16/2013 -
" There is an up spike in murders of Philadelphia's criminal elements. No one is too concerned because of who the victims are. Sergeant Matt Payne finds that there is more than meets the eye. "
— Fredrick, 12/1/2013 -
" This novel gets better after the first quarter and has plenty of action, drama, tragedy and even humor. 7 of 10 stars "
— Tim, 10/25/2013 -
" I was looking forward to another in the Badge of Honor series, but this one wasn't up to previous standards. "
— Jmrathbone, 10/20/2013 -
" Enjoyable and easy to read, although similar plot to almost every other book in this series, and not that far from every other book this author has written. "
— Joe, 9/20/2013 -
" First I heard of the series was on Audio book. I heard all Badge of Honor Series. I loved it. I am about to start listening to rest of his series. "
— Tarek, 8/22/2013 -
" Bloody and dark; not for the faint at heart "
— George, 5/7/2013 -
" Eeehhh. Lost some of the humor. More formulaic. Not really worth it "
— TJ, 3/26/2013 -
" Loved this series when it started. Tailed off a bit when brought into "present time". This last one was a stinker though. I really think his son is writing these books and he's just adding his name to them. At least that is what I hope... "
— Sean, 7/23/2012 -
" Great, always an interesting storyline and characters. "
— Kristin, 11/22/2011 -
" Very disappointing read. Too much description where it wasn't needed, story didn't take off until 2/3 of the way through. Don't think I'll be reading any more of this series. "
— Chris, 9/11/2011 -
" I miss the side stories, with Peter Wohl, Brew Payne, Tiny Lewis, or other members of the Phila. P.D. "
— Graden, 9/1/2011 -
" Decent book, caught my eye at the library. I don't usually read these type but I it was hard to put down. "
— Jeremiah, 6/11/2011 -
" Average, probably the weakest in the Badge Of Honor series. It seemed to me that the book didn't know where it was going at times....and where is Peter Wohl? I guess they just dropped his character from the earlier books. I hope the next in this series picks up the pace some. "
— Andy, 3/30/2011 -
" I love the books of WEB Griffin, and I generally liked The Vigilantes, although I have to say that books co-written with his son often live up to one's expectations. "
— G, 3/15/2011 -
" Bloody and dark; not for the faint at heart "
— G, 12/30/2010 -
" The newest in the Badge of Honor series and one of the weakest. The last volume (The Traffickers) had much more suspense and I was hoping that the series was returning to the energy of the 1st few volumes. I hope the next in the series is better. "
— Ron, 9/28/2010 -
" I was looking forward to another in the Badge of Honor series, but this one wasn't up to previous standards. "
— Jmrathbone, 9/17/2010 -
" did not finish, too much detail that did not follow the story.<br/>You forget the story after reading page after page of nothing. "
— Bob, 9/15/2010 -
" Very disappointing read. Too much description where it wasn't needed, story didn't take off until 2/3 of the way through. Don't think I'll be reading any more of this series. "
— Chris, 9/11/2010 -
" I reluctantly agree with others. I really enjoyed the others in this series and this one, for whatever reason, did not quite measure up. "
— Clark, 9/4/2010 -
" Now that he's co-writing with his son, the flavor of the writing is different. "
— Mark, 8/29/2010 -
" I miss the side stories, with Peter Wohl, Brew Payne, Tiny Lewis, or other members of the Phila. P.D. "
— Graden, 8/7/2010
About the Authors
W. E. B. Griffin (1929–2019) was the author of military and detective fiction, including several New York Times bestsellers in his Brotherhood of War, Badge of Honor, Men at War, The Corps, and Honor Bound series. He also wrote many novels under various pseudonyms. He was invested into the orders of St. George of the US Armor Association and St. Andrew of the US Army Aviation Association, and he was made a life member of the US Special Operations Association, among many others.
William E. Butterworth IV has been an editor and a writer for more than twenty-five years and has worked closely for several years with his father, W. E. B. Griffin. He is the coauthor of The Saboteurs and The Double Agents, among others.
About Scott Brick
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.