After a long absence, novelist CJ Baxter returns to his hometown of Adelia in upstate New York for his grandfather's funeral. Facing a messy divorce and doubting his talent as a writer, CJ is forced to confront secrets that have tormented him since childhood. To complicate matters, his brother Graham is running for a Senate seat, and the family is intent on keeping the most damaging secret--surrounding a murder and its cover-up--in the family, for fear the truth would ruin Graham's chances at winning. But with CJ airing their dirty laundry in his books, the family is forced to deal with him. CJ must find a way to remain safe while coming to terms with the newfound faith that compelled him to return to Adelia in the first place.
Every family has secrets.
Few will go as far as the Baxters to keep them.
Bestselling novelist CJ Baxter has made a career out of writing
hard-hitting stories ripped from his own life. Still there's one
story from his past he's never told. One secret that's remained
buried for decades.
Now, seventeen years after swearing he'd never return, CJ is headed
back to Adelia, NY. His life in Tennessee has fallen to pieces, his
grandfather is dying, and CJ can no longer run from the past.
With Graham Baxter, CJ's brother, running for Senate, a black sheep
digging up old family secrets is the last thing the family and
campaign can afford. CJ soon discovers that blood may be thicker
than water, but it's no match for power and money.
There are wounds even time cannot heal.
Don Hoesel is the acclaimed author of Elisha's Bones. Currently he works in the communications department of a large company and holds a BA in Mass Communication from Taylor University. He has also published short fiction in Relief Journal. Don lives in Spring Hill, Tennessee, with his wife and two children.