Sudden Vengeance — Nik Morton

When justice fails, a vigilante steps forward In the broken Britain of today, faith in the police is faltering. Justice and fairness are flouted. Victims are not seen as hurt people but simply as statistics. Paul's family is but one example of those victims of unpunished criminals. In the English south coast town of Alverbank, many others are damaged and grieving. It cannot go on. There has to be a response, some way of fighting back. A vigilante soon emerges and delivers rough justice, breaking the bones and cracking the heads of those guilty individuals who cause pain without remorse. Who is the vigilante? He - or she - is called the Black Knight. The police warn against taking 'the law into your own hands'. But the press laud the vigilante's efforts and respond: 'What law?' Will the Black Knight eventually cross the line and kill? Paul and his family seem involved and they are going to suffer...