After the deaths of his parents, Simon Bell returns to his hometown of
Sherwood, Alabama, hoping for a simple, quiet existence. But when he
meets Delia Holladay one hot, unmoving summer day, latent needs and
desires are awakened. Delia is young, beautiful, and married. As their
emotions deepen, the affair slips beyond their control, building to a
final reckoning that will leave no one untouched. Divining Rod tells a
richly layered tale of adultery, love, and murder, as it follows the arc
of one fateful romance to its inevitable and heartbreaking conclusion.