Father Terry Dunn walks into a bar in Rwanda and guns down four unrepentant killers. No ordinary absolution, but then Father Terry is no ordinary priest. Soon he's back in Detroit trying to raise cash for Rwanda's orphaned children, where he meets Debbie Dewey, an ex-con with a grudge against her thieving ex-boyfriend, Randy.Together they make plans to hustle some heavy dough off Randy.Only problem is Randy's got some new friends -the Mafia.

"WERE YOU SCARED?"

"IN MY MIND IT WAS DONE BEFORE I STEPPED INSIDF"

"YOU WALKED IN AND SHOT THEM?"

"1 ASKED "EM TO GIVE THEMSELVES UP. I KNEW THEY WOULDN"T.SO YOU COULD SAY I KNEW GOING IN I WAS GONNA KILL THEM."

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28