Publisher's Synopsis
Pastor Owen Marshall Jennings is spending a sabbatical year in his fictional hometown of Coolidge, Iowa, following the death of his wife. He soon finds himself intrigued by the curious circumstances surrounding the return to Coolidge of a man who has served seven years in prison for the murder of his wife. Leland Walker has claimed innocence from the beginning.
Walker's return splits the small rural community with some believing him innocent but the majority believing him guilty and justly convicted. Feelings run strong and occasional persecution and harassment are directed at Walker. Even the church attended by Walker's mother has reservations about accepting Walker into their fellowship. Will the presence of a convicted murderer be detrimental to the church? And what lies behind the reticence of the pastor who led Leland Walker to faith in Christ only months before the murder? If Walker is truly innocent, has the real murderer been living freely among them all these years?
Against all odds, Jennings works to unravel the secrets that will reveal Walker's guilt or innocence.
