The Pure and the Hated

A mourning father takes a troubled man into his home only to lead a deranged lunatic to his door in this noir thriller from the author of Savage Highway.

After Shepherd Butler finds Maxwell Heed freezing in the forest in Vermont, he takes him into his home with his wife, his nieces, and his sister. They instantly take to Maxwell. He's a sincere, religious man, seeking to understand the nature of forgiveness. He feels like just another member of the family.

Then he opens up to Shepherd...