The Thanksgiving Virgin

Desperate lives collide on a cold November night as a yearlong Missouri tale culminates deep in the belly of a decade Ozark storm where one world ends and another begins.

A young man's parents disappear, spilling him into the drug-running streets of Kansas City. He gathers a large sum for his troubles while struggling with addiction, a weak heart, and thoughts of going straight.

An Ozark bootlegger finds instant profit making white crystal in an earthen compound near a ranch close to the Ar...