'Atonement' is a contemporary, poignant crime thriller set in Belfast. Mia, a strong female antagonist, embarks on a series of high-profile and brutal retribution killings. The target: kerb crawlers, pimps, and men whom she believes to be responsible for exploitation and abuse within the sex industry. The 75,000-word novel is the first in a series featuring detective Mike Madagan. Mia Stravick is targeting men: cruisers, pimps, and traffickers responsible for an immoral, wicked, and depraved sex industry. Obsessed by the story of a murdered prostitute, she commits the first in a series of brutal retribution killings. Revenge for the sexploitation of women has begun. Long-haired, guitar-playing, D. I. Mike Madagan is tasked with finding the killer. As the body count mounts, Mia makes a nightly call to Madagan, goading him with her plans for the next victim. Is Mia obsessed or possessed? Is an ethereal force, a power from beyond the grave directing the killer's actions? A gripping, current, and poignant supernatural thriller, 'Atonement' is a compulsive roller-coaster of emotions from beginning to end.