First published 2018
In a quiet Australian farming community, Pastor Daniel Pearson arrives with his young family, hoping to rebuild after a professional scandal. But the town's placid surface conceals generations of violence and buried trauma. As Daniel begins investigating an unexplained series of deaths linked to local families, he discovers a complex web of generational silence that threatens to consume him. Old power structures resist his probing, and someone is determined to keep certain stories from surfacing—even if it means eliminating those who ask too many questions. Daniel must decide whether to pursue the truth or protect his family from the escalating danger surrounding them. A story of moral reckoning, community silence, and the explosive potential of long-suppressed secrets.
Genres: drama, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: secrets, small-town
Setting: Australia
Period: 21st-century
168 pages · Kindle Edition · Lexham Press