After the disastrous Northfield Raid, Jesse James began a new life in Tennessee. The man known to those in the Plant community as Mr. Howard was kind, generous, and timid. When the circuit preacher couldn't make it to town, Jesse sometimes preached the sermon. Once in a while, he may have ridden over to neighboring Jesus Creek...
Dan McClain bought the old Vickers farm hoping to find a peaceful retreat in Jesus Creek, Tennessee, but the town's unique reality hits home when skeletons start popping up in McClain's yard, followed by the murder of a beloved local resident.
Are the crimes connected? Amateur sleuth and genealogist Delia Cannon is determined to unearth the answer. As ghostly remnants of a long ago murder linger in the shadow of present day tragedy, Delia's passion for truth draws the attention of a killer who isn't about to let a decades-old crime come to light.
"Deceptively labeled 'comedic mysteries' the Jesus Creek novels have always carried an extra layer of meaning." -- Quantum South Literary Reviews