Follow the descent of reporter Mark Daniels, as he unwinds the mysteries of Chases Corner, South Carolina, while searching for the truth behind a murder.
Chases Corner is a small town in rural South Carolina, reflecting all the better aspects of life in that part of the country. It is a town that runs slightly behind the times, but offers the warmth and welcome of a friendly people; traits still found within a close-knit, Southern community. It is a place populated by good, church going folks watching out for one another, protecting the life they share – and the secret that bonds them together.
Mark Daniels is a Yankee reporter working for the New York Times. Staunch and distant, Daniels is well equipped for the lifestyle of New York City, but when he is assigned to cover a hearing on the possible re-trial of a convicted murderer from Chases Corner, Daniels is tossed into a world in which his skills as a city-boy will do him little good.
As his guarded persona is slowly stripped away, Daniels own long buried secret becomes exposed; a secret that will either bring release and redemption or a reservation at the insane asylum. The good people of Chases Corner will either help him see the light, or see to it that his reservation is confirmed.