About this Book

It is 1930 and Defellow Ford knows hunger is not just a problem for his family. But things are about to go from bad to worse when—during a squirrel hunting expedition—Defellow stumbles onto a murdered hobo. After Defellow robs the man, he has no idea that an evil shadow is already making its presence known in Twomey, Tennessee. Defellow summons a deputy constable and takes him to the crime scene, but he is shocked to discover the body is missing. It is only after the brutal beating and rape of a local girl that the Twomey community begins to notice a rampage of crime in the area that includes the murder of three transients. As prejudice and false accusations force the Ford family members to look inward, each struggles to survive tests of their faith, perseverance, and hope for the future. In this gripping mystery set during the Great Depression, suspicion grows as evil dominates a 1930 Tennessee railroad community and all its residents begin to doubt the presence of a compassionate God.