An award-winning writer, Sam Millar has enjoyed critical and professional acclaim for his work He is a winner of the 1998 Brian Moore Short Story Award. In 2005 Brandon published his first crime novel, The Redemption Factory, which will be published in the US by Thunder’s Mouth.
Karl Kane is a private investigator with a dark past. As a child, he witnessed the brutal rape and murder of his mother. The same man sexually molested Karl, leaving him for dead with horrific knife wounds covering his body. Years later, Karl has a chance to avenge his mother’s murder by killing the man responsible. The opportunity arises on one unforgettable Good Friday night.
For reasons he later regards as cowardice, Karl allows the opportunity to slip through his hands, only to be shattered when, two days later, two young girls are sexually molested and then brutally murdered by the killer on Easter Sunday morning. Karl now holds himself responsible for their deaths.