Reviewed by Lynette Fowlston for Readers' Favorite

A Fathers Anguish is a fictional account of a true story, one that happens more and more in today's society. When a series of rapes and brutal assaults have occurred in a small college town, hopes of finding the rapist are leading to dead ends. It's just a matter of time, they feel, that one will be murdered. How many more have been raped and physically assaulted and never reported it to the police? No one was able to give much of a clue to the officers, other than to describe the room that she was in, except one, and she never went to the police. Instead, she went to her parents and described the details in full. As her father threatened revenge, he made it his prerogative to hunt down this man and take matters into his own hands.

Fathers are to protect their family and this is exactly what Laura Stratton's father intends to do. With Christmas just around the corner, the only clue that John Stratton has is a Rudolph the Reindeer in a window with a blue nose instead of a red nose. When that's found, he knows he has the rapist in sight. With another girl in the process of being raped, John does what he needs to do. He takes the law into his own hands. Now will the girl describe the man who saved her and set her free, or will she claim she did not recognize him? What would you do in this case if it were your daughter or if you were the one that was saved from such an horrid act?

This book takes the reader on a suspenseful journey of reality, brutality, and family feelings. This is such a powerful story that it's hard to put down once you get started reading. This is a very well-written story that I feel every woman, especially young, college women, should read. They seem to be the target of many sick and perverted men, and many times, they will not report it because it will make it seem as if it was their fault. Maybe through this story, more will come forward if this happens to them. Highly recommended.