Description
When Avery Ludlow’s beloved dog, Red, is senselessly killed by a group of teenagers, the quiet life of this widowed shopkeeper is shattered. Determined to obtain justice, Avery confronts a world of privilege, denial, and institutional indifference, forcing the town—and the reader—to reckon with the consequences of unchecked violence. Blending psychological horror with a stark revenge narrative, the novel explores grief, moral responsibility, social inequality, and the dangerous boundary between justice and vengeance. Its spare, relentless style transforms a seemingly simple act of cruelty into a disturbing fable about how far an ordinary person can be pushed.
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Leisure Books
Published Jan 1, 2002
307 pages
ISBN: 9780843950403
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Details
First Published
2002
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Red by Jack Ketchum.