"Highly original
. . . Ample dry humor leavens a plotline that thoughtfully explores the
heart
of human darkness . . . Michael Koryta admirers will be enthralled."
--Publishers
Weekly, starred review
"What appears to be a humorous story set in Indiana farm country
becomes a thriller with multiple shocking twists. Fans of TV's Dexter
might want to try this disquieting book from Scott." --Library
Journal
In the early 1980s, a tight-knit Indiana community is struck by a series
of violent murders.
Father Solomon Lancaster--the town's dry-witted sheriff and priest at
the community Catholic church--finds himself on the forefront of the
investigation. Soon, he's fighting to match wits with the serial killer
terrorizing his town while trying to justify his law enforcement
credentials to the FBI as their analysts and profilers take Crooked
Creek, Indiana, by storm.
But Father Solomon is hiding secrets of his own. Ones that threaten to
rise to the surface as the murders continue and the investigation draws
nearer to the truth. As the killer begins to escalate, Father Solomon
finds that even the innocent have dark sides, and trust might be the
deadliest weapon of all.