The River's Edge — J.G. Jakes

An evil man. A horrible murder. A miscarriage of backwoods justice. And a young woman's vow of revenge. In Great Depression-era Georgia, racism isolates neighbor from neighbor and breeds unreasoning fear in the daily struggle to survive. Raised to believe God views all men as equal, seventeen-year-old Katie McAllister's faith is tested when a kind young man is falsely accused and hastily judged because of the color of his skin. Her father, a humble man of God, cautions her against unforgiveness and unrelenting anger. "I love you too much, Kat, to continue to stand by and allow you to put yourself in a place of eminent judgment. Give your grief and your hatred over to Jesus. He'll carry the load." Still, Katie's name becomes known to those men who work in the shadows, crafting despair and feeding off the acrid steam of fear. Letting go of the desire for earthly justice does not come easily . . .