A confession should bring absolution. This one brings a deadly secret.
When a woman admits she helped frame an innocent man for murder, Father Vincent McNamee is bound by the sacred Seal of Confession. He knows the truth, but he can never reveal it.
Determined to right a terrible wrong, Vincent sets out to dismantle a conviction and investigate a crime everyone believed was settled long ago. But as he is drawn closer to the penitent's daughter, Julia, his own convictions are challenged when the lines between duty, desire and faith begin to blur.
To save one man, Father Vincent must risk everything.
Because some truths demand justice. Even when speaking them is a sin.
Praise for Brian McGilloway:
'Heart-stopping' ANN CLEEVES
'Genius' STEVE CAVANAGH
'Nail-biting' ANDREA MARA
'Exceptional' JOHN CONNOLLY
'Breathlessly exciting' IRISH INDEPENDENT
'A triumph' IRISH EXAMINER