Atonement Val McDermid the more she learns about

the more she learns about herself

conspirators posthumously succeed in blowing up a train full of nerve gas

Making matters worse is the fact that all of the guests - including

his tempestuous daughter

It is not until a nearly fatal accident occurs that the mystery of her identity is solved

Atonement Val McDermid the more she learns aboutA story that begins with three young people in the garden of a country house on the hottest day of 1935, and ends with three profoundly changed lives. A depiction of love and war, class, childhood and England, that explores shame and forgiveness, atonement and the possibility of absolution.