Jerome Wilde is a writer, gay-rights activist and former Franciscan who lives in the Deep South. He has an unhealthy interest in murder and mayhem and is often found lurking at the library among unsuspecting patrons.
Jerome Wilde is a writer, gay-rights activist and former Franciscan who lives in the Deep South. He has an unhealthy interest in murder and mayhem and is often found lurking at the library among unsuspecting patrons.
When the body of a crucified boy is found by the river in Kansas City, Lieutenant Thomas Noel, a priest turned homicide detective, is assigned the case. In their search for the boy’s killer, Noel and his new partner, Daniel Qo, follow the clues to a secretive traditional Catholic group located in the Missouri countryside.
Then another body turns up, and the hunt intensifies. But Noel’s investigation hits too close to home and attracts the attention of the killer….