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The Lioness of Cologne

by Kevin P. Wallace

Trauma, justice, and vigilantism across Europe

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Trauma, justice, and vigilantism across Europe

The novel centers on Kara Quiverly, a former Marine whose life is redirected by a sexual assault in Cologne. Her pursuit of those responsible expands into an investigation of Al-Mawj, a criminal network linked in the description to human trafficking and former Syrian intelligence officers. The story brings together military experience, a European crime plot, and the bonds between Kara and the friends and allies who assist her. Its subject matter includes sexual violence, trauma, and retaliatory justice, making those themes central to the book’s premise.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in stories about trauma, crime, and justice.
  • Readers seeking fiction that combines a military background with an international criminal investigation.
  • Readers prepared to engage with sexual violence and human trafficking as central subject matter.

Themes

Sexual violence and traumaVigilantism and justiceHuman traffickingFriendship and allyshipMilitary experience

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Book overview

A Novel of Trauma, Vengeance, and the Unbreakable Spirit of a Warrior

Dr. Kara Quiverly has spent her entire life being forged into a weapon. Raised in the shadows by a mysterious guardian known only as "Uncle Marcus," she was trained from infancy in martial arts, languages, and combat disciplines across a dozen countries-from the dojos of Okinawa to the battlefields of Israel. A Yale graduate and Harvard master's recipient, she served eight years as a Marine, leading Female Engagement Teams in Afghanistan, where she earned a Silver Star for bravery under fire.

But nothing prepared her for Cologne on New Year's Eve.

When a mob of thirty men attacks Kara and her three closest friends in the shadow of the cathedral, her military training kicks in-but even a lioness can be overwhelmed. What follows is a brutal sexual assault that shatters the academic life she has built at the University of Leicester and awakens something far more dangerous: a vigilante hunger for justice.

As Kara hunts her attackers across Europe, she uncovers Al-Mawj, a vast criminal network of former Syrian intelligence officers using human trafficking to destabilize Western nations. With help from an old Green Beret comrade, a German detective, and the three women who refuse to abandon her, Kara becomes Die Wiederg

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