The town of Stony Ridge, nestled in the foothills of the Arkansas Ozarks, held deep and dangerous currents beneath its placid surface. Brother Bart Rancher, pastor of the First United Church, had always thought of his adopted hometown like a Norman Rockwell painting. He was soon to learn, though, that a horrendous web of intrigue and deceit had entrenched itself into everything and everyone, including members of his own congregation, as well as the local police force.