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A prison guard by vocation, persecuted by guilt and desperately in search of redemption. Against the backdrop of a dry, wild, extraordinarily beautiful Sardinia, a new tormented and unforgettable character comes to life, similar to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher.

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Sante is 30, he has a military build and hair that is even shorter than required, as if he asked the prison barber to punish him instead of making him presentable. For the past 5 years he has been a prison guard, a senseless job that he has chosen voluntarily. After all, he is not like the prisoners he guards; he is free to leave whenever he wants. Yet he is aware that there is no freedom for the mind that can go where it wants but has no place to go. Sante has chosen to live in solitary reclusion because he is afraid of revealing anything about himself, afraid that his secret – his sin – might emerge. Perhaps he has been given a chance to redeem himself now, to kill the monster, the inmate who abused and killed a young girl; this might be his chance to make things right. Sante is hopeful, but his hopes turn out to be useless when he finds that the monster has already been killed, and now everyone suspects him. The only way to unveil the truth and possibly find redemption, is for him to escape and find the culprit…
A novel that combines quality writing and strong narrative tension.