A strong and compelling story about a young man Louis, raised motherless in New York by a criminal and uncaring father - a hit man and murderer - that created inner demons as he escaped his father and his gang. He moved across the world first to Australia in his escape creating deep connections with others, seeking wealth, love and meaning intertwined with greed, depression and sometimes violence. We all have these inner demons that we rarely fully reveal as we do what we must in our daily lives. A  sometimes dark and foreboding saga with twists and turns, describing successes, failures, untimely deaths and finally, absolution, during a redemption that brings the book's title to life. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and found it hard to put down, although at times I needed a pause as events twisted badly and I needed to escape the foreboding consequences until curiosity impelled me back.