He preached forgiveness. Now he's gone—and so is the truth.



Eight months pregnant and two weeks from maternity leave, reinstated Sheriff Rita Jonas is called in to find Divine Horizon Church's pastor when he doesn't come home from a late-night house call. His Mercedes sits cold in the church lot. His wife is in pieces. And his congregation is very interested to see what Rita is and isn't going to find.



When the pastor turns up dead, Rita has to navigate a town coming apart. APEX is pulling out of Still County, jobs are bleeding away, and a slick essential-oils outfit has its hands deep in Divine Horizon's finances. Behind every smile, it seems someone's running a scheme.



In Still County, faith may run deep. But so does the rot underneath it.



Perfect for fans of small-town corruption, holy secrets, and sheriffs who won't let go.