{"product_id":"the-compound-of-conscience-9798232515683","title":"The Compound of Conscience","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Susan Kirgan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Susan Kirgan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Susan Kirgan\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Psychological\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome hungers never die. They wait.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEve Morgan thought she'd buried her darkest self two years ago-thirteen murders disguised as natural deaths. Thirteen predators were removed from a world that failed to protect children. Then came the innocent, a teacher named Frank Morrison, and Eve's reign as a vigilante pharmacist ended in guilt and horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow she works within the law, channeling her deadly expertise into helping Detective Sarah Chen save victims the right way. No more poisons. No more playing God. Just paperwork, patience, and the constant battle against the hunger that whispers she could do so much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she meets Detective Marcus Thorne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's brilliant, dedicated, and haunted by the same darkness that nearly consumed her. When they partner to stop a child trafficking ring, Eve recognizes the dangerous light in his eyes, the same certainty she once felt that some monsters deserve death more than trials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus doesn't judge her past. He celebrates it. And slowly, methodically, he begins pulling her back toward the abyss she barely escaped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat starts as love becomes obsession. What begins as justice becomes murder.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Marcus descends into vigilante killing, Eve faces an impossible choice: save the man she loves from becoming what she was, or stop him permanently before he destroys them both. But Marcus isn't working alone. A shadowy network of killers led by the enigmatic Dr. Vaughn is recruiting, training, and validating those willing to deliver \"justice\" outside the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Marcus kidnaps Eve to force her conversion, she must survive four weeks of captivity while he systematically dismantles every reason she quit killing. The system fails. Children suffer. And the hunger she's starved for two years grows stronger with each of Marcus's philosophical arguments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForty-three children will be sold at an upcoming trafficking summit. The law can't stop it. But Eve and Marcus could, if she embraces the darkness one more time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTorn between love and morality, between saving innocents and becoming a monster again, Eve discovers that her thirteen kills weren't the end of her legacy-they were the beginning. Marcus's network traces their entire philosophy back to her original murders. She didn't just inspire one killer. She created an army.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Eve must infiltrate the network, stop a massacre, and face the most terrifying truth of all: the compound of conscience isn't something you mix once and forget. It's a daily battle between the person you were and the person you're trying to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eDexter, The Sinner, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eand\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eKilling Eve, \u003c\/em\u003ea dark psychological thriller about redemption, obsession, and the thin line between justice and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecause some people don't reform, they get better at hiding their true nature.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46398170759319,"sku":"9798232515683","price":1409.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798232515683.webp?v=1769043725","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-compound-of-conscience-9798232515683","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}