
In the shadowed hills of the southern Appalachians, justice wears a heavy robe. Judge Jonathan Steadings has spent decades holding the fragile peace between Cherokee, Black, and white communities on his mountain. But when a brutal act shatters that peace-a young...

This is a story about the spirit and soul of Appalachia, and by extension of all humanity. The archdiocese of Appalachia is not your normal archdiocese, and its bishop, Archie, is not your normal ecclesiastic. And he can't be fired.