It’s 1961 when small-town life insurance agent Winston Taylor finds a man dead on the floor of a North Florida forest. Once he learns the identity of the deceased, Winston quickly realizes the corpse has the ability to incriminate him in his own unethical business practices. Protecting his family and career, Winston dumps the body into a wet sinkhole, vowing to clean up his transgressions and never tell a soul. Two years later, despite the current racial divide, he hires a new agent—a charismatic young Black man with a mysterious past. Unbeknownst to Winston, his recent recruit may hold the power to blow the sinkhole secret straight out of the water.

PRAISE FOR WINSTON'S BOOK OF SOULS

“An intriguing combination of Southern suspense, police procedural, social history/social critique, and spiritual odyssey … I couldn't put it down.”—Claire Bateman, author of Wonders of the Invisible World

“Haskew’s debut novel offers a rich exploration of time and place . . . you’ll find yourself compelled to keep turning the pages . . .”—Heather Marshall, author of When the Ocean Flies

“. . . a page-turning, twist-filled journey . . . this novel brims with mystery, intrigue, and drama, driven by long-guarded secrets that refuse to stay asleep.”—Jo Watson Hackl, author of Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

“Haskew’s Southern-suspense voice is pitch perfect in this, her debut novel, where what must be made whole is more than one man’s stuttering career. Justice, family, and freedom hang in the balance at every turn.”—Arthur McMaster, author of In the Orchards of Our Mothers

Terresa Cooper Haskew

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