A long-hidden secret. A shocking motive.

When detectives find the same message—"This is your atonement"—at the staged scenes of four seemingly unrelated homicides, FBI Special Agent Victoria Heslin must uncover the connection between them to identify the killer.

The crimes are scattered across the East Coast. The victims are in their late 20s: an All-Star NBA player, an investment banker, a dental hygienist, and a bartender.

Who is punishing them? What have they done? And who might be next?

Victoria delves into the victims’ pasts, traveling from Boston to Charlotte to the North Carolina mountains, unraveling the dark mystery that links the crimes. As the killer’s motive becomes clear, Victoria is in a race to the finish that she must not lose.

The Atonement Murders is book 7 in the award-winning Agent Victoria Heslin mystery-thriller series. Each of the books features a standalone investigation which concludes at the end.

“The Atonement Murders is the latest page-turning installment in Jenifer Ruff's Victoria Heslin series. Past secrets, an engaging plot, and memorable characters captivated me until the very end. I loved this book!” (Laura Wolfe, Amazon Charts best-selling author of The In-Laws)

“Buried secrets, a hidden past, and murder lie at the heart of the newest exciting thriller from Jenifer Ruff, which will leave you wanting more until the end.” (Audrey J. Cole, USA Today best-selling author of The Pilot’s Daughter)