The Night Office continues the story of ex-big-leaguer and barbecue joint owner, LaVerne Williams, his right-hand man, A.B. Clayton, and Ferguson Glen, a hard-drinking priest and faded novelist. First introduced in the critically acclaimed novel Thin Blue Smoke, these three men struggle to rebuild their lives after an unspeakable tragedy. With the support of the fierce and stubborn women whose love will not let them be lost to despair, they begin to rediscover meaning, purpose, and even joy. The Night Office is a story about barbecue, baseball, and the blues, the hard work of hope, the inevitability of doubt, the necessity of forgiveness, and the restorative power of friendship, food, and music.