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Book SynopsisA GLOBE AND MAIL TOP 100 BEST BOOKS OF 2022 HOWARD ENGEL AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL SET IN CANADA 2023 FINALIST
Freedman grips right out of the gate with dual timeline narratives that weave together more and more tightly until they meld into a mind-bending twist of a climax. LORETH ANNE WHITE, bestselling author of The Patient's Secret
In a riveting psychological thriller for readers of Lisa Unger and Karin Slaughter, Grace's healing solitude is shattered when she becomes a suspect in a gruesome series of murders. Grace DeRoche escaped the fundamentalist Mormon compound of Brigham and worked to prosecute its leaders. But when loyalists, including her own family, commit mass suicide to avoid jail, Grace retreats into solitude. Racked with guilt and suffering from dissociative identity disorder brought on by childhood abuse, Grace's life is fragmented and full of blind spots. Dissociative triggers are everywhere, and she never knows when
Trade ReviewA wild ride exploring a fractured spirit and a community that must pay for their sins. * Tanya Eby, USA Today bestselling author *
The Handmaid’s Tale meets
All about Eve in this dark and disturbing thriller about a polygamist cult and the children who sought to escape it. At once riveting and heartbreaking, Freedman provides readers with both characters and an ending they won’t soon forget. * C.S. O’Cinneide, Edgar-nominated author of the Candace Starr series *
S.M. Freedman keeps the reader guessing and the pages turning in Blood Atonement, a dark and poignant psychological thriller/procedural with a cult backdrop. Freedman grips right out of the gate with dual timeline narratives that weave together more and more tightly until they meld into a mind-bending twist of a climax.
* Loreth Anne White, bestselling author of The Patient’s Secret *
Past wounds and present danger twist together in this dark, propulsive tale that will grip you long into the night. A bloody good book with a heart-rattling end. * Eddy Boudel Tan, author of The Rebellious Tide *
S.M. Freedman is a master of psychological suspense. * Sam Wiebe, award-winning author of Hell and Gone *
Visceral prose matches emotional, compelling storytelling in this heart-wrenching thriller inspired by real events. * Globe and Mail *
