Vigilante's Handbook
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Pub Date Oct 20 2026 | Archive Date Nov 4 2026
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Description
Bill Starr retired as an international information technology executive and enjoys training his new pup, Sam, and working for a national canine charity. His plans are interrupted when his exceptional goddaughter, Jayden, is savagely beaten by a star football player. She almost dies and becomes mentally and physically impaired.
When it becomes probable the ball player will escape arrest and prosecution, Bill decides to take action. He uses an artificial intelligence tool to gather information on the miscreant that ends with athlete’s conviction and long incarceration.
The AI tool works well, and he targets child pornographers with success that catches the attention of the FBI because the tips they receive are flawless. Bill expands to search to the prevention of school shootings, police ambushes, and mass shootings. He moves on to include wrong convictions and unsolved crimes, which intensives FBI effort to find him.
Bill is bothered by horrible crimes that go unprosecuted because of legal or evidence problems and decides to take direct action. During one of his vigilante missions, he meets Lori, and they become close. She suggests they go after human traffickers and becomes an active vigilante with Bill. They have many close escapes and wounds.
Bill and Lori know the FBI is after them and are concerned about copycat vigilantes across the country. They decide to become an ordinary couple and turn their work over to others with a handbook of what they have learned as the FBI closes in on the entire group of vigilantes.
A Note From the Publisher
He is past-president and active member of the San Antonio Writers’ Guild and past-president of the California Writers Club. He is also a member of the Writer's League of Texas.
Dr. Richter moderates a weekly, multi-state, online critique session and is an international writing contest judge.
Doc earned his Bachelor’s Degree from UC Berkeley, Master’s Degree from Cal State University, Chico, a Masters of Business Administration from Humboldt State University, and a Ph.D. from Arizona.
Advance Praise
"What happens when good intentions, advanced technology, and personal certainty combine with the power to punish? [...] Vigilante’s Handbook is an ambitious and provocative thriller that turns one grieving man’s revenge into a larger examination of justice, surveillance, loyalty, and the seductive certainty of taking the law into your own hands." — Literary Titan
"Doc Richter’s Vigilante’s Handbook is an incredible thriller, and this fast-paced story is loaded with terrific cat-and-mouse scenes. [...] Well written and wickedly inventive, readers who enjoy intelligent and uniquely angled vigilante thrillers will adore this." — Readers' Favorite
"Packed with surprises, swift action, and engrossingly thought-provoking reflections on vigilantes and the pros and cons of self-conducted justice, Vigilante’s Handbook represents action-packed reading and moral considerations at their best, and is also highly recommended for book club discussion." — Midwest Book Review
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798901743874 |
| PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 336 |