This book places the pressures of drugs, alcohol, domestic violence, and poverty into the lives of the residents of a government housing community and woven them into a captivating tale. The story takes place in a small town in Mississippi where seven-year-old Joshua Tanner decides to sneak into the woods behind his housing complex for a swim in the forbidden pond. Yet, rather than finding his four teenage idols already enjoying a dip in the water, Joshua finds that the boys have committed a horrible crime which they are desperately trying to conceal. The plot is lined with unimaginable paths and unsurpassed suspense.