Private Investigator Lafayette "Lafe" Larson hates his latest clients. The clients hate him.

A rich farmer throws a lot of money at Lafe to prove that his bully of a son isn't the killer of a brilliant and beautiful high school student. But everyone in the community despises the son and is convinced he committed the crime. And they'll hate anyone who defends him.

It's an investigation that promises nothing but misery – and delivers on that promise as Lafe and his partner, Mike, step onto a twisted and violent road in search of an elusive justice.