n 1990s Kentucky, the Cunningham family will stop at nothing to find The Temple, a place of promised power and unimaginable wealth. Every kidnapping, every drop of blood, is just another step toward their twisted quest. But obsession has a price. Rhonda’s hunger for violence threatens to unravel everything, while Bill, the patriarch, struggles to hold his family together under the weight of prophecy. And their latest prisoner, Bobby, may be more dangerous than the hunters themselves.
Meanwhile, in the 1970s, young Bill wages war against the Smoketown Boys, a rival gang equally haunted by visions of The Temple. Two timelines crash toward the same fate.
Dreams, blood, and betrayal drive this Southern Gothic saga. Winner of multiple thriller awards and unforgettable from page one.
