Death Wish

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Death Wish is a 1972 novel by Brian Garfield.

Contents 1 Plot (taken from the back of the book) 2 Film adaptation 3 Sequel Novel 4 References

[edit] Plot (taken from the back of the book)

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN MURDERERS HAVE KILLED YOUR WIFE AND DESTROYED YOUR DAUGHTER?

Until that awful moment Paul Benjamin was an ordinary man--but the unspeakable violence that shattered his life turned him into someone quite different. Someone destiny was shaping into a bizarre instrument of vengeance.

[edit] Film adaptation

Main article:Death Wish (film)

In 1974, a film based on the novel was made, starring Charles Bronson and directed by Michael Winner.

[edit] Sequel Novel

• Death Sentence

[edit] References

• In the Aaron Zelman novel The Mitzvah, the character, who is transitioning from a gun control advocate to someone who must learn to fend for himself, reads Death Wish and discusses it with a Jewish rabbi.