In Atrocity Mark Garrison meets his toughest tests yet. Just when it seems that Mark and his wife, Judy, can finally look forward to a normal life in their beloved New Hampshire, tragedy strikes again. Ranger Mark Garrison is assigned to search for an enraged killer on the Appalachian Trail and finds it almost impossible to separate his personal feelings from his professional responsibilities. Mark finds two allies in the most unlikely personsCthe deputy of a sheriff who resents his interference, and a shotgun-toting farmwoman. Atrocity is the third book in the Mark Garrison mystery series. In this novel, Mark is drawn into a social and moral issue that seems to have no middle ground. As in Project 314 and The Cruise, author Bill Burgett has written a story that is certain to entertain mystery readers while challenging their life assumptions.