Absolution - Anderson & Costello, Bk 1 Author:Caro Ramsey 1984. It looked like a simple job. That was why they gave it to him: guarding a woman - nameless and almost faceless after a savage acid attack - at a Glasgow hospital. Police Constable Alan McAlpine has no idea that this simple job will haunt his career and change his life forever. — 2006. Two decades later, Ala... more »n steps into Partickhill police station and back in time. Now a celebrated Detective Chief Inspector, McAlpine has been drafted to lead the hunt for a man the press are calling the Crucifixion Killer.« less