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    A Bitter Pill
    A Bitter Pill
    A Bitter Pill
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    A Bitter Pill

    By Shirley Oldridge

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    Margo Preistley was extremely successful, living the life of a famous movie star in Hollywood, until, her life was shattered by the rape and murder of her only daughter.
    She then become the star of a new organization, formed by the members of the support group she was forced to attend. This group, inspired by grief and a collective desire for justice, had rid the Los Angeles area of many heinous criminals, in a true vigilante fashion.
    Rick Sawyer had been the the one to put all the pieces together. He had identified Margo as the killer of killers, before being relocated back to his native New York, and just before Margo died suspiciously at the hands of a vengeful motorcycle gang.
    Now Rick Sawyer found himself and his family to be the targets of a crazed killer. With the NYPD tied up in the red tape of bureaucracy, he realized there was only one place left to turn. Back to LA, to enlist the help of the Support Group.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateMar 24, 2018
    ISBN9781387691104
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