Death wish

Pages: 159
Published: 1972
Language: English

Paul Benjamin's life shatters when a home invasion leaves his wife dead and his daughter comatose. Disillusioned by the justice system's failure to act, this ordinary accountant transforms into a vigilante. Armed with a revolver, he sets out to deliver his own brand of justice on the streets of New York City.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Dark Gritty Tense

Revenge Anti-Hero

Crime Thriller Mystery

Brian Garfield

Brian Francis Wynne Garfield is an American novelist and screenwriter. He wrote his first published book at the age of eighteen and wrote several novels under such pen names as "Frank Wynne" and "'Brian Wynne" before gaining prominence when his book Hopscotch (1975) won the 1976 Edgar Award for Best Novel. - Wikipedia