Scout's childhood friend, Willa has been accused of murdering town villain, John Freed. Scout, along with her brother Matthew Pascal and family friend, Japheth Sowell must untangle a knot of grisly happenings in their quest to keep Willa out of prison or the state asylum. John's wife committed suicide atop three small, unmarked graves among their farm's corn rows. Freed's sons, Barron, Blaise and Billy have disappeared and daughter, Bobbie Jean Freed has grown deathly silent. An elderly, black gentleman, William Parker holds clues to the life of John Freed and to the happenings occurring in...