Atonement (The McIntire County Series Book 1) by Winter Austin – Review by Angela Shirley

Atonement by Winter Austin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Nic Rivers came out of the army and has settled in the sleepy town of Eider but when she is asked to take point as a sniper against a man threatening his wife and kids her demons come out and she has trouble pushing them away. When one night she calls the inly person who can help her Con O’Hanlon who can chase the nightmares away.

When she is asked to join the task force they uncover that there is a killer on the loose that is setting up murders to look like suicides, but can they discover who the Priest is and stop them before more murders occurs?

I have read other books by this author before and this series does not disappoint. Winter has the gift of drawing you into the story and creating characters who are flawed but are strong and overcome the issues to get the job down, especially her females characters are full of sassy but also are happy to show the vulnerability.

This story has the twists and turns of a good thriller, with excellent writing and character development. The chemistry between the main characters flew off the page and with the addition of the secondary characters adding to the drama I can’t wait to read the next instalment in this series and get to see Nic and Con’s relationship development more.