Melbourne"s Reckoning

How far would you go to fix a broken system?Melbourne is burning. Juvenile offenders, armed with machetes and the confidence that comes from endless second chances, terrorize the city with impunity. Shop owners are robbed repeatedly, elderly victims are beaten, and the courts simply release them back onto the streets. Detective Marcus Chen, forced into early retirement for speaking out, has watched this cycle one too many times.
After a brutal attack hits too close to home, he gathers four other citizens failed by the system. Their alliance is fragile: a vengeful lawyer, a crusading journalist, a retired paramedic, and a victimized shop owner. Their plan is as simple as it is dangerous: Operation Boomerang. They will manipulate the city's most notorious juvenile crew into committing one final, high-profile crime-targeting the home of the very government minister whose policies have enabled them.
But as they cross lines they never thought they would, they are forced to confront a terrifying question: in their quest for justice, are they becoming the very monsters they're trying to stop?A gripping, morally complex vigilante thriller perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and Jane Harper.