"Power and Control. Gwyn could have made a huge headline out of what these guys were all about."

The first book I ever read by Nykanen was HUSH, a terrifying tale of child abuse. It's been years since I first read it and I still remember the dramatic impact the words of this writer had on me.

STRIKING BACK was good. In fact, it started out very good, but it ended up to be rather a mess - thus the rating I gave it.

Gwyn Sanders is an L.A. therapist who holds group counseling sessions for men that are guilty of violent physical abuse against women and children. She has a rare insight into this field because she grew up with an abusive stepfather - that died a mysterious death when Gwyn was 16 years old.

Now men in her group sessions are being killed off and she's one of the suspects.

Some parts of this book were great while some really stretched the seams of believability. It's still a book worth reading but if you're given the choice of reading either this book or HUSH, definitely choose HUSH.

I received this book from Belle Books through Net Galley in exchange for my unbiased review but I also bought this book to support this author.