A new pastor has recently landed in Battle Lake and has set up an Evangelistic congregation and small settlement near town.  Mira and the pastor immediately clash over her decision to feature controversial books in her library.  The preacher wants them banned and is willing to do whatever is necessary to have them removed or to shut down the library.

One of the high school cheerleaders and after school library helpers is found murdered just outside of town. Mira stumbles on the scene right after the cops get there and she sees the girl with a horrible shotgun wound to the upper body. Mira can’t get the picture out of her head and vows to find out exactly what happened.

The strange goings on at the preacher’s camp arouse some suspicion in Mira and she uses her position as a newspaper reporter to snoop around the compound looking for answers. She discovers some discomforting things about the preacher’s past.  The pastor has a disabled wife who is confined to a wheelchair and a very pretty twenty-something daughter. The two women only add to the mystery.

I really enjoyed this book. Author Jess Loury keeps the story moving and punctuates it with clever situations.  I particularly like the way that she ends each chapter with a teaser about what lies just ahead; it encourages you to continue you reading. It’s been labeled a cozy but I’d describe it as pure entertainment.