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Robin Lamont’s novel The Chain, the first book in The Kinship
Series, hooks readers from the very first page. From there, Lamont doesn’t
let up as she engulfs readers in a world where the stakes are life and
death.
The Chain follows Jude Brannock, a strong compassionate woman who
works with the animal rights organization The Kinship to fight for the
humanity of all living things. She travels to the small town of Bragg Falls
to meet with a slaughterhouse worker, turned under-cover investigator,
regarding shocking abuse and horrific inhumanity endured by pigs at D&M
Processing. When Jude learns that her informant has died of an apparent
suicide, she puts on her investigator hat and exposes a spiderweb of neglect
that encourages the atrocious treatment of animals and provokes employee
injuries.
Throughout the novel, readers get a peek inside of the D&M slaughterhouse.
Lamont doesn’t shy away from the violent imagery that occurs in that deadly
setting. She illustrates everything from the terror felt by the animals as
they approach the plant to the gruesome realities of the kill floor. Readers
also get a glimpse of the pressure and intensity that the workers, many of
whom are undocumented immigrants, deal with on a daily basis as they work in
an unimaginable environment.
As Jude dives deeper into her investigation, she meets a series of
individuals who give insight on the sad realities of working in a
slaughterhouse. Emmet, a newly promoted D&M manager, tries to level with
Jude about how the entire town depends on the slaughterhouse in one way or
another. His despondent daughter Caroline is inspired by Jude’s passion and
becomes an ally to animals. Jude also meets a few dangerous enemies along
the way.
With The Chain, Lamont does a brilliant job of promoting the
betterment of animals while providing readers with a story that will have
them on the edge of their seats. On top of that, the characters are
well-rounded and interesting and the writing is nothing short of
exceptional. We can’t wait to follow Jude as she investigates a government
agency which is recklessly killing animals in The Trap, the next
edition of The Kinship Series.
Author ROBIN LAMONT has been a Broadway actress and singer, private investigator, and county prosecutor. Her book The Chain, the first in The Kinship Series, was a Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Finalist. The second in the Kinship Series, The Trap, is about the hidden activities of the USDA’s Wildlife Services. Her protagonist Jude Brannock is a brash and single-minded investigator who believes that nature and animals deserve our respect and must be protected. In the third book in the series, The Experiment, Jude investigates an animal testing lab along with the strange world of biopharmaceuticals.
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