Justice Served — R. Barri Flowers

There is a killer on the prowl, terrorizing the streets of Portland, brutally beating men to death. Each victim was recently on trial for domestic abuse, but each was released. The press is having a field day with the new vigilante killer, but it's up to Detective Sergeant Ray Barkley and his partner, Detective Nina Preston, to stop the killer.

Among the suspects is Criminal Court Judge Carole Cranston, who presided over the trials of each victim. As the case heats up and the body count rises, Ray sees signs pointing toward Carole as the killer--but he also begins to realize he might no longer be objective where she is concerned. But neither is Nina. She's determined to prove Carole is the killer for hidden reasons of her own....