Repercussion is a current-day murder mystery. The protagonist Maggie Kubiac, is a middle-aged, single mom. She works as a counselor to abused women and as a part-time college adjunct in the university's graduate school of social work.
One of Maggie's clients, Gabriella, a Chilean woman, is accused of murdering her husband. He was the manager of a factory in Portland, Oregon and was abusive to both his wife and his workers. Maggie believes in Gabriella's innocence and is determined to identify the murderer. The story's overarching theme explores, through individual experiences, the harm done to workers and their families by large corporations that prioritize the bottom line.