Twenty years after he was assigned the seemingly simple job of guarding a dying woman in the aftermath of a vicious acid attack, Alan McAlpine has become a celebrated Detective Chief Inspector. Yet he has never forgotten that first assignment. Still unsolved, the crime remains his obsession and his torment. Now, drafted to lead the search for Glasgows Crucifixion Killera murderer who has already killed two women, leaving their mutilated bodies with arms outstretchedMcAlpine finds his past and present crashing togetherbut hell need to banish the old ghosts before he can stop the monster in the present. Vivid and compelling, filled with fascinating and complex characters, Absolution is a gripping journey through the rainy streets of Glasgow and deep into one mans soul. Praised by Val McDermid as dark, vivid and daring, and described by The Washington Post as among the years best literary thrillers, Ramsays debut novel is an intelligent mystery with shocking twists.

Twenty years after he was assigned the seemingly simple job of guarding a dying woman in the aftermath of a vicious acid attack, Alan McAlpine has become a celebrated Detective Chief Inspector. Yet he has never forgotten that first assignment. Still unsolved, the crime remains his obsession and his torment. Now, drafted to lead the search for Glasgows Crucifixion Killera murderer who has already killed two women, leaving their mutilated bodies with arms outstretchedMcAlpine finds his past and present crashing togetherbut hell need to banish the old ghosts before he can stop the monster in the present. Vivid and compelling, filled with fascinating and complex characters, Absolution is a gripping journey through the rainy streets of Glasgow and deep into one mans soul. Praised by Val McDermid as dark, vivid and daring, and described by The Washington Post as among the years best literary thrillers, Ramsays debut novel is an intelligent mystery with shocking twists.