Vestments of Atonement

By Joe Gabriel

Father Marcus Blackwood has served his mountain parish faithfully for three years. He hears confessions, comforts the dying, guides troubled youth. His congregation trusts him completely.

Then a man enters his confessional and speaks a name that changes everything.

Nikolai Reznik.

The Ghost. Chicago's most feared assassin. Forty-three confirmed kills before he vanished twenty-eight years ago without a trace.

Now Russian mobsters have arrived in Alpine Ridge, asking questions about the disappeared killer. They're watching the cathedral. Following Father Marcus. Getting dangerously close to answers that could destroy a peaceful community.

As violence threatens his parish, Marcus must protect his flock while concealing secrets that run deeper than anyone imagines. But in a small mountain town where everyone knows everyone, some truths refuse to stay buried.

When the past comes hunting, how far will one man go to protect those he's sworn to serve?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJTS3J9Q
• ISBN13: 9798902961574
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Notion Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"