Book excerpt: Teddy is searching for the truth... Finding it could cost his life. The last days of prohibition. Teddy, a young moonshiner, witnesses a murder at the lake. He soon realizes things are not what they seem when he meets the murdered woman-alive. Teddy's new job at The Silver Lake Inn shows him an elegant life he's only ever dreamed of and he falls in love with the proprietor's daughter, Hildegard. But complications mount as the murderer takes an interest in him. He chases the girl of his dreams and unravels the mystery, as the murderer recruits him into a life of darkness. To escape the descent into desolation, he must face losing his love, his life, and his soul.