A taut, atmospheric thriller of vengeance, guilt, and moral reckoning.
Nistor’s gritty, intelligent thriller fuses psychological depth with procedural tension, taking readers on a descent into the moral underworld of karmic justice. Detective Cas Jain is still haunted by the chain of murders that left families shattered and justice undone. In Los Angeles, Malloy Quinn and Ashlyn Rix cross paths and are drawn into a new cycle of vengeance. As a vigilante begins targeting those who hide behind the law, completing what’s called the “Twelve Sins of Retribution,” old wounds reopen and new ones form. When justice and revenge merge, who pays the final price?
Nistor combines cinematic clarity with psychological nuance and creates a world alive with tension and moral unease. The novel moves effortlessly between Detective Jain’s introspective grief and the ruthless efficiency of those who deliver payback. Each act of retribution draws the reader deeper into the question at the novel’s heart: does Karma restore balance or perpetuate the harm it seeks to correct? Fans of layered psychological crime fiction will find much to admire.
A slow-burning thriller that hits hard and stays with you.
ISBN 9781738040179
Price $6.99 (USD) Kindle edition, $12.99 Paperback
Pub date November 10, 2025
Chaotic Onion Press
