The Last Confession

By R L Nightshade

Father Michael Kellan lives a quiet life at St Augustine Catholic Church until a routine Saturday evening confession shatters his world. An anonymous man enters the booth and calmly confesses to five murders committed over the past three years. The stranger then reveals his true purpose: he is planning a sixth murder, and the victim will be someone Michael knows personally.

Caught in an agonizing moral dilemma, Michael must choose between upholding the absolute, sacred seal of confession and breaking his vows to save a life. When he eventually reports the threat to Detective Sara Quinn, he sets off a chain of events that triggers a national crisis within the Church and makes him the target of a brilliant, twisted killer named Daniel Mercer. Mercer has weaponized the sacrament of confession to prove that human law will always trump spiritual principle, forcing Michael into a psychological game where every choice leads to suffering.

As the body count rises and the police race to identify the sixth victim, Michael faces ecclesiastical investigation and the potential end of his priesthood. The Last Confession is a gripping psychological thriller that explores the heavy cost of conscience, the fragility of faith, and the thin line between sacred duty and moral imperative.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMPMKW6S
• ISBN13: 9798232758127
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Jeffrey Machado
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"