Penance
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"Mine was a path of annihilation, like the victims scattered across town."
When a series of high-profile murders rocks the city of Birchwood, Detectives Xander Walsh and Damon Schaeffer are called in to unravel a chilling mystery. Each crime scene is marked by a haunting signature?a poem, hinting at the killer's motivations.
Detective Walsh, a fierce investigator with a reputation for solving the unsolvable, must dive into a dark labyrinth of clues that blur the line between art and madness. As he delves deeper into the case, his mysterious past comes back to haunt him.
As the body count climbs and public fear mounts, Detective Walsh must race against time to unravel the clues. But in a game where the shadows hold the key, will he catch the killer before he strikes again, or will the echoes of his past become his undoing?
For fans of ritualistic occult crime thrillers.
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Rena Aliston is the pen name of Native American author Anna M. Asbury, an enrolled member of the Saponi-Catawba Nation of the Ohio Valley. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, she currently resides in Kentucky. She is the author of six books, most recently Divine Madness, The Red Hour, and The Devil's Grave: A Collection of Short Crime & Horror Stories. Previously writing under the name Ofira Sephiroth, Rena is the author of four poetry books ? Unspeakable Truths, Volume 1: Damnation Begins; Unspeakable Truths, Volume 2: Baptism By Blood; Versified Darkness and Versified Delusions. In addition to being a writer, Rena is a small business owner (Wayuká) and the founder of Owl-Raven Books. When not being creative, she enjoys archery, spending time with her family, being a dog-mom to her Boxweiler Angrboda, and watching crime and horror movies. Rena's new short story collection, The Devil's Hymn: A Collection of Short Crime & Horror Stories, will be released April 14, 2025.
