The Heretic continues the saga of the Casey clan, intensely loyal and devoted, but only to each other. The third in the series, following Bless Me Father, and For I have sinned that are set in the backdrop of war, crime and violence it weaves the tale of a child's transition from a lonely inner-city and decorated war veteran to the man who looks all too familiar to him, a man like his father. Surviving through wartime battle, a life of crime and passion. This third novel joins Emmett Casey as he visits the ghosts of his past and struggles to find peace among them.