<p><strong style=color: rgba(255 255 255 1); background-color: rgba(153 51 255 1)>Publishers Weekly / BookLife</strong></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A psychological tale buoyed by slow-burn suspense and moral debate that pits a dying man against his father's killer.</em></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A dying man has two months left to live.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Just enough time to demand a confession.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When Chuck Grayson was twelve his father died in police custody. Authorities called it a drunken fall. Case closed.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Chuck never believed it.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Now sixty-five and dying of liver cancer Chuck finally learns the truth. The man responsible for his father's death is alive.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>And he's a Catholic priest.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Once a cop hardened by the streets the priest now hides behind a Roman collar and the sanctity of the confessional.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Chuck confronts him in the one place the priest believes he is untouchable.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The confessional.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Inside the dark wooden booth the rules are clear.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The priest hears sins.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>He grants absolution.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>But Chuck isn't seeking forgiveness.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Each visit becomes a psychological duel confession after confession as Chuck forces the priest to confront the truth buried for decades.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Church calls it the sacrament of reconciliation.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Chuck calls it justice.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>And with time running out he must decide:</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Will he force a confession...</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>or commit the ultimate sin?</span></p>