Kindle Edition Amazon www.jschembra.com Writers Exchange Epublishing Category:  Action/Thriller Publisher: Writers Exchange EPublishing ISBN-10:  1876962682 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 252 Copyright: Apr. 6, 2007 ISBN-13: 9781876962685 Price: $3.99 (eBook) There's a vigilante killer loose in San Francisco, and when the justice system fails, he doles out his own brand of justice. Homicide Inspector Vince Torelli has handled some of The City's worst murders, but this case has him baffled. It seems no matter what he does, the killer manages to stay one step ahead of him, anticipating his every move. Hell, the false clues and trail the killer leaves keeps Vince chasing shadows as the body count rises. As Vince closes in, the investigation turns more and more violent. Will he discover the killer's identity, and will he survive long enough to bring him to justice? Retribution n. To repay; punishment for evil done; requital Chapter One He looked at his watch, noting it was 10:34 pm. He rolled the naked body out the back of the van, closed the rear doors, and drove slowly through the alley, stopping at the crosswalk before turning onto 5th Street. Looking to his left, he saw the two beat officers walking toward him at a leisurely pace. He smiled to himself as he thought of what awaited them if they took their usual route down the alley. He turned right on 5th Street, then right again on Folsom, driving at the speed limit, attracting no unwanted attention from the few other motorists. He had no fear of being identified. He was just an ordinary looking guy driving an ordinary looking van. He had left no clues in the alley that could lead to him and no one had seen him. Besides, he had stopped perhaps thirty seconds, just long enough to dump the body, and the van he was driving would not be reported stolen from the Oakland airport long term parking lot for a couple of days. He had spent the last several evenings watching the two cops walking their Mission District beat. He had mapped and timed their route, finding they were creatures of habit, stopping for dinner at the same time each night, always at one of the small restaurants along Mission Street. After resuming their foot patrol, they entered the alley between 10:30 and 10:36 p.m. each night. He saw there was little vehicle traffic during the week and few people on the street. He also knew there were no homeless people living in the alley and it was not a place the drug dealers chose to ply their trade. It was the perfect place to put the body so it could be "found" quickly, exactly as he planned. He drove to Pacific Heights and parked the van along the curb between two of the stately homes. He walked the half block to his Lexus, taking off the latex gloves as he walked and dropping them in a sewer near his parked car. He glanced up and down the street as he unlocked the door, seeing no one and no lights on in the nearby homes. He started the car and drove leisurely out of the area, unable to stop smiling. He felt good, strong, revitalized. He was filled with a sense of accomplishment, of relief that justice had been served. He could hardly wait to start planning the next event. He turned the radio up and drove slowly home through the damp San Francisco night, singing to the oldies.

Well written and esay to read
ByPaul Padavanaon January 17, 2016
Format: Kindle Edition|
Once I started reading the book I found it hard to stop and come back to it. I usually read late at night and found I was staying up later than usual because I would want to see what happens next. Well written and easy to read. Definitely keeps your attention.

Another Awesome Book
ByRick A.on April 14, 2012
Format: Paperback|
Vince Torelli moves on from the jungles of Viet Nam to the jungles of San Francisco!! Det. Torelli has his hands full. Retribution is a book that kept me on the edge of my seat. Just when you think you have it figued out it goes into another direction. John Schembra did it again as he did in the first book, MP, keeps you wanting more!!! Awesome!!! Can't wait for book #3 to come out in print. I hope John has many more books in him.

5 Star review
ByFirewriteron August 14, 2015
Format: Paperback
"Retribution" will take the reader into the grind work of tracking a serial killer. John Shembra's writing style will hold your interest and accelerates in the late chapters to a point where the reader cannot put the book down. I thoroughly enjoyed John's first book titled "M.P." and found this work an excellent read written in a captivating manner. Good job John.