HENRY McLAUGHLIN. Riverbend Justice. Paperback, 310 pages, $12.99; e-book, $8.99.www.henrymclaughlin.org.
Michael Archer, wracked by guilt over having killed once again, embarks on a mission to clear the name of a man wrongly executed for murder. When he is beaten and shot, a young girl is taken hostage, and his beloved Rachel is wounded, he puts aside his own fears to seek the killers.
He must survive a life or death struggle with powerful enemies to reveal the truth and save those he holds most dear.