Synopsis "Path to Atonement (in English)"
Path to Atonement, the third novel in Prosecutor Nick Drummond'slegal-thriller trilogy begins with a Nepalese girl escaping from a brothelin Tijuana. That leads to Drummond's task force investigating andprosecuting an international sex and forced-labor trafficking ring whichis based in San Diego. Innocent teenage girls from India and Nepal areforced into prostitution by ruthless overseers.Path to Atonement continues the author's behind-the-scenes portrayal, with wit and insight, of the criminal justice system and how a taskforce truly operates. Path to Atonement's action takes the reader fromKathmandu, Kashmir, Delhi, Vietnam, and Tanzania's Serengeti and Mt.Kilimanjaro to Yellowstone National Park, San Diego, and Tijuana.Jim Dutton was a career prosecutor in California.National television shows, 48 Hours, Cold Case, andForensic Files have featured his murder trials. Heprosecuted numerous child molestation and rapecases. He was the Chief of the California AttorneyGeneral's Money Laundering Program for twentyyears and testified before the U.S. Congress severaltimes on that subject. Jim was the representative forhuman trafficking for the San Diego-based CaliforniaAttorney General's Office and incorporated ahuman trafficking analysis in his Money LaunderingManual for law enforcement.Jim is an avid outdoorsman, photographer, and traveler. He has writtennumerous travel and legal articles over the years. He lives with his wife, two sons, and their incorrigible, skunk-seeking dog, Wylie Coyote, in DelMar, California.Nick Drummond struggles with the consequences of his past acts andseeks relief at a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, India, before making themost difficult decision of his life.
